Where does “Werkstatt” come from?

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

Werkstatt (German): workshop

Definitions

  1. workshop

Ancestry of “Werkstatt”, step by step

Werkstatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Statt

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

via German wërken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwërken—
2Middle High Germanwërken—
3Old High Germanwerkōn—
4Proto-Germanicwerkōnąto work

Words derived from “Werkstatt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →