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

fødested traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sted

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-—

via Norwegian Bokmål føde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfødeto give birth, be born
2Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →