Where does “Gustav” come from?
Gustav (Danish) comes from Swedish Gustav, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautstafr, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.
Ancestry of “Gustav”, step by step
Words derived from “Gustav”