Where does “bystat” come from?

bystat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

bystat (Norwegian Nynorsk): city state

Definitions

  1. city state

Ancestry of “bystat”, step by step

bystat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstata state, country; the government, authorities
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 Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →