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Hallstatt
Hallstatt comes from German Hallstatt, from Statt ‘place, stead’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tis‘standing, position’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stadiz‘place, location’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stadi‘place’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stat‘place, site, spot’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentStadt‘city’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentStatt‘place, stead’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHallstatt
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tis‘standing, position’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stadiz‘place, location’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stadi‘place’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stat‘place, site, spot’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentStadt‘city’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentStatt‘place, stead’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHallstatt
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, post, state, rest, stay, stand, distance, assistant, constitution, stood, contest, consistent, assistance, stadium, instance, assist, establishment, establish, stable, stem, testimony, destiny, resist, stability, instant, destination, substance, distant, insist, consist, persistent, prostitution, stud, static, prostitute, persist, stool, substitution, stationary, armistice, 156 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis ‘standing, position’
through Proto-West Germanic *stadi ‘place’
Today it means
name A village in Salzkammergut, Austria, known historically for the production of salt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Hallstatt