Where does “statsgjeld” come from?

statsgjeld (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

statsgjeld (Norwegian Bokmål): national debt

Definitions

  1. national debt

Ancestry of “statsgjeld”, step by step

statsgjeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstata state
2Middle Low Germanstāt—
3Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Bokmål gjeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjelddebt, indebtedness; imperative of gjelde
2Old Norsegjaldpayment, tribute
3Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →