Where does “tätort” come from?
tätort (Swedish) comes from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
tätort (Swedish): A built-up area (i.e. a city, town or village), per definition in the Nordic countries a locality with at least 200 inhabitants and up to 200 metres (Norway: 50 m) between the buildings; if two buildings cannot be connected by a route along which buildings are at most 200 metres away from each other
Definitions
- A built-up area (i.e. a city, town or village), per definition in the Nordic countries a locality with at least 200 inhabitants and up to 200 metres (Norway: 50 m) between the buildings; if two buildings cannot be connected by a route along which buildings are at most 200 metres away from each other
Ancestry of “tätort”, step by step
tätort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tät | dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;... |
| 2 | French | tête | head; header; a bright spark, a quick study |
| 3 | Middle French | teste | head |
| 4 | Old French | teste | head |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |