Where does “הינטערשטאָט” come from?

הינטערשטאָט (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-.

הינטערשטאָט (Yiddish): suburb, suburbia

Definitions

  1. suburb, suburbia

Ancestry of “הינטערשטאָט”, step by step

הינטערשטאָט 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 הינטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהינטערbehind
2Middle High Germanhinter—
3Old High Germanhintarbehind
4Proto-West Germanichinder—
5Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →