Where does “Zeltstadt” come from?
Zeltstadt (German) comes from German zelt, from Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.
Zeltstadt (German): tent city
Definitions
- tent city
Ancestry of “Zeltstadt”, step by step
Zeltstadt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zelt | tent, marquee |
| 2 | Middle High German | zëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zelt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *teld | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teldą | tent, drape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | delt- | board |
| 7 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |
via German Stadt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |