English
Zaanstad
Zaanstad comes from Dutch Zaanstad, from stad ‘city’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’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 Dutchc. 500–1150stat‘place, location’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘place’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentstad‘city’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentZaanstad
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’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 Dutchc. 500–1150stat‘place, location’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form‘place’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentstad‘city’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentZaanstad
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
system, state, post, rest, stay, stand, stood, contest, distance, constitution, assistant, assist, consistent, establishment, establish, destination, stable, stadium, stem, testimony, destiny, resist, stability, instance, persistent, substance, static, distant, insist, instant, prostitution, consist, stud, prostitute, persist, stationary, stool, substitution, armistice, attest, 156 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis ‘standing, position’
through Proto-West Germanic *stadi ‘place’
through Dutch stad ‘city’
Today it means
name A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Zaanstad