Where does “statsvetare” come from?

statsvetare (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.

statsvetare (Swedish): political scientist

Definitions

  1. political scientist

Ancestry of “statsvetare”, step by step

statsvetare 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 veta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvetato know; to be certain about, to have knowledge...
2Old Swedishvitato know; to prove; to accuse
3Old Norsevítato know
4Proto-Germanic*witaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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