Where does “randstat” come from?

randstat (Swedish) comes from Swedish 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.

randstat (Swedish): a border state, a buffer state

Definitions

  1. a border state, a buffer state

Ancestry of “randstat”, step by step

randstat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstatA state; a nation; A state; a government;...
2Middle Low Germanstāt—
3Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Swedish rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrandedge, border; stripe, streak
2Old Norserǫndshield
3Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →