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Karl-Marx-Stadt
Karl-Marx-Stadt comes from German Stadt ‘city’, from Old High German stat ‘place, site, spot’, 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’
- EnglishtodayKarl-Marx-Stadt
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’
- EnglishtodayKarl-Marx-Stadt
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, system, post, rest, stay, stand, distance, assistant, constitution, stood, contest, assistance, consistent, instance, assist, stadium, establish, stable, stem, destination, instant, stability, resist, destiny, testimony, substance, distant, insist, consist, persistent, static, prostitution, stud, prostitute, persist, stool, substitution, stationary, stale, stamina, 156 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis ‘standing, position’
through Proto-West Germanic *stadi ‘place’
Today it means
name Former name of Chemnitz, between 1953 and 1990 when it was in East Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Karl-Marx-Stadt