Where does “ホームステイ” come from?
ホームステイ (Japanese) comes from English homestay, from English stay, from Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, from Middle Dutch staeye, from Middle Dutch staede, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
ホームステイ (Japanese): homestay
Ancestry of “ホームステイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | homestay | A system whereby students, visiting a foreign... |
| 2 | English | stay | To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | stay | A stay |
| 4 | Old French | estaye | prop, support |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | staeye | a prop, stay |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | staede | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |