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Where does “instans” come from?

instans (Swedish) comes from Latin instāntia, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

instans (Swedish): an instance

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Ancestry of “instans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininstāntia—
2Latinīnstāns—
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “instans”

  • förstainstansrätt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →