Where does “xtat” come from?

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

xtat (Hunsrik): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “xtat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
2Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →