Where does “stav” come from?

stav (Danish) comes from Old Danish staf, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

stav (Danish): a staff, a rod

Definitions

  1. a staff, a rod

Ancestry of “stav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishstafa staff, a rod
2Old Norsestafrstaff
3Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
4Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →
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