Where does “stat” come from?
stat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stat (Middle Dutch): place; position, station; rank, status
Definitions
- place; position, station; rank, status
Ancestry of “stat”, step by step
stat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch stad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Old Dutch stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stat | place, location; house, abode; town, inhabited... |