Words that come from Proto-Germanic “stabaz”
160 words across 37 languages descend from Proto-Germanic stabaz — including staff, stave, staffer, distaff, flagstaff, waitstaff, staffroom, pikestaff.
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English (36)
- staff
- stave
- staffer
- distaff
- flagstaff
- waitstaff
- staffroom
- pikestaff
- quarterstaff
- tipstaff
- jackstaff
- whipstaff
- nonstaff
- bowstave
- staffless
- staffman
- bedstaff
- restaff
- overstaff
- forestaff
- broomstaff
- groundstaff
- staveless
- understaff
- cowlstaff
- ploughstaff
- stavewood
- gibstaff
- bookstave
- colstaff
- constaff
- staffable
- destaff
- airstaff
- doorstaff
- plowstaff