Where does “statsbana” come from?
statsbana (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.
statsbana (Swedish): a state railroad
Definitions
- a state railroad
Ancestry of “statsbana”, step by step
statsbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stat | A state; a nation; A state; a government;... |
| 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 Swedish bana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bana | a path, a race, a track; a track, a railroad; a... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |