Where does “stadtbekannt” come from?

stadtbekannt (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-.

stadtbekannt (German): known to the inhabitants of a city

Definitions

  1. known to the inhabitants of a city

Ancestry of “stadtbekannt”, step by step

stadtbekannt 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 bekannt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbekanntknown, familiar; past participle of bekennen
2Germanbekennento confess; to plead
3Middle High Germanbekennen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic stadiz