Where does “steter” come from?

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

steter (Middle High German): city-dweller, urbanite

Definitions

  1. city-dweller, urbanite

Ancestry of “steter”, step by step

steter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
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-—

via Middle High German er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerhe
2Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
3Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
4Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
5Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “steter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →