Where does “Stad” come from?

Stad (Luxembourgish) 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-.

Stad (Luxembourgish): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “Stad”, 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-—

Words derived from “Stad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →