Where does “Stater” come from?

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

Stater (Luxembourgish): of or pertaining to the city of Luxembourg

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the city of Luxembourg

Ancestry of “Stater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStadcity, town
2Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
3Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →
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