Where does “stavelse” come from?

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

stavelse (Danish): syllable

Definitions

  1. syllable

Ancestry of “stavelse”, step by step

stavelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstaveto spell (words)
2Old Norsestafa—
3Old Norsestafrstaff
4Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →