Where does “hovidstedi” come from?

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

hovidstedi (Old Saxon): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “hovidstedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstediplace; city
2Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →