Where does “bystatus” come from?

bystatus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk status, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

bystatus (Norwegian Nynorsk): town or city status as above

Definitions

  1. town or city status as above

Ancestry of “bystatus”, step by step

bystatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk status

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstatusstatus
2Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-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 →