Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “fødested” come from?

fødested (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sted, from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

fødested (Norwegian Bokmål): birthplace, place of birth

Definitions

  1. birthplace, place of birth

Ancestry of “fødested”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsteda place
2Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
3Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
4Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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