Where does “statsledning” come from?
statsledning (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.
statsledning (Swedish): government, the leadership of the state
Definitions
- government, the leadership of the state
Ancestry of “statsledning”, step by step
statsledning 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 ledning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ledning | lead; wire, conductor, piece of metal used to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ledhning | — |
| 3 | Swedish | leda | boredom; to lead; to guide, to conduct; to be in... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | leþa | to lead; to transport |
| 5 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |