Where does “tilstedeværelse” come from?

tilstedeværelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål til stede, 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-.

tilstedeværelse (Norwegian Bokmål): presence

Definitions

  1. presence

Ancestry of “tilstedeværelse”, step by step

tilstedeværelse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål til stede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltil stedepresent
2Norwegian Bokmålsteda place
3Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
4Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
5Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Danish værelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværelseroom; separate part of a building
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Norwegian Bokmål være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværeto be; to sense or feel
2Old Norseviðrato be a certain weather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →