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Where does “stedi” come from?

stedi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stedi”

  • stadthouse
  • Randstad
  • stadhuis
  • stadsbus
  • Kaapstad
  • stadwaarts
  • havenstad
  • knekelstad
  • stadskind
  • provinciehoofdstad
  • hoofdstad
  • spookstad
  • jeneverstad
  • stedelijk
  • stadsrecht
  • stadscentrum
  • benedenstad
  • stadsrand
  • stadsarrest
  • Randstad
  • stadsvernieuwing
  • stadsverwarming
  • miljoenenstad
  • speelstad
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