Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “stab”
100 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic stab — including staff, Flagstaff, staffer, distaff, flagstaff, waitstaff, staffroom, pikestaff.
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English (48)
- staff
- Flagstaff
- staffer
- distaff
- flagstaff
- waitstaff
- staffroom
- pikestaff
- quarterstaff
- estafa
- tipstaff
- jackstaff
- whipstaff
- nonstaff
- staffless
- staffman
- bedstaff
- restaff
- overstaff
- forestaff
- broomstaff
- groundstaff
- understaff
- cowlstaff
- ploughstaff
- gibstaff
- bookstave
- flagstaffite
- colstaff
- constaff
- staffable
- destaff
- airstaff
- doorstaff
- plowstaff
- Longstaff
- Staveley
- barstaff
- destaffing
- distaffer
- misstaff
- packstaff
- staffaculty
- staffrider
- staffulty
- staffwide
- staffwriter
- waiting staff