Where does “הויפּטשטאָט” come from?

הויפּטשטאָט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטאָט, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

הויפּטשטאָט (Yiddish): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “הויפּטשטאָט”, step by step

הויפּטשטאָט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שטאָט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטאָטcity
2Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
3Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
4Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Yiddish הויפּט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהויפּטhead; main; thoroughly; through and through
2Middle High Germanhöubethead
3Old High Germanhoubithead
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →