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Where does “innerstädtisch” come from?

innerstädtisch (German) comes from German städtisch, 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-.

innerstädtisch (German): inner-city

Definitions

  1. inner-city

Ancestry of “innerstädtisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstädtischurban; municipal
2GermanStadtcity; town; city center
3Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
4Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
5Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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