Where does “statsoverhode” come from?
statsoverhode (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overhode, from German Oberhaupt, from German ober-, from Middle High German ober, from Old High German obar, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
statsoverhode (Norwegian Bokmål): a head of state
Definitions
- a head of state
Ancestry of “statsoverhode”, step by step
statsoverhode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål overhode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | overhode | head, chief |
| 2 | German | Oberhaupt | chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler; the... |
| 3 | German | ober- | over-; upper |
| 4 | Middle High German | ober | — |
| 5 | Old High German | obar | above |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stat | a state |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |