An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Staat

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Staat.

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2524679An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — StaatJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Staat, masculine, ‘state, country, pomp, show,’ Modern High German only, borrowed, like Dutch staat, and English state, from Latin status, whence also French état and Italian stato. The meaning ‘display’ also belongs to French état. Stadt is a totally different word.