Where does “haadstêd” come from?

haadstêd (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian stêd, from Old Frisian stede, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

haadstêd (West Frisian): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “haadstêd”, step by step

haadstêd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian stêd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianstêdtown, city
2Old Frisianstede—
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via West Frisian haad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianhaadhead
2Old Frisianhāvedhead
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →