Where does “forbundsstat” come from?
forbundsstat (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.
forbundsstat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a federation as above
Definitions
- a federation as above
Ancestry of “forbundsstat”, step by step
forbundsstat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stat | a state, country; the government, authorities |
| 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- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk forbund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forbund | association, society, union |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vorbunt | alliance, confederation |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |