Etymology Explorer › Swedish

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

  1. government, the leadership of the state

Ancestry of “statsledning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstatA state; a nation; A state; a government;...
2Middle Low Germanstāt—
3Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātus—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →