Where does “Themsestadt” come from?

Themsestadt (German) comes from German Stadt, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Themsestadt (German): the city on the Thames: London

Definitions

  1. the city on the Thames: London

Ancestry of “Themsestadt”, step by step

Themsestadt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stadt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStadtcity; town; city center
2Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
3Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
4Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German Themse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThemse—
2Old EnglishTemese—
3LatinTamesisthe Thames a river in Britain that runs through London
4Proto-Brythonic*Tamesis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →