Where does “stavit” come from?
stavit (Czech) comes from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.
stavit (Czech): To build; to come by, to stop by
Definitions
- To build; to come by, to stop by
Ancestry of “stavit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 2 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 3 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 4 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
Words derived from “stavit”