Where does “staatsmännisch” come from?
staatsmännisch (German) comes from German Staatsmann, from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
staatsmännisch (German): statesmanlike
Definitions
- statesmanlike
Ancestry of “staatsmännisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Staatsmann | statesman |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |