Where does “toverstaf” come from?

toverstaf (Dutch) comes from Dutch toveren, from Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic taubrōną — to enchant, to bewitch.

toverstaf (Dutch): magic wand, stick or staff used to perform magic

Definitions

  1. magic wand, stick or staff used to perform magic

Ancestry of “toverstaf”, step by step

toverstaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toveren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoverento perform magic; to do amazing things
2Middle Dutchtôverento perform magic
3Old Dutchtōvaronto conjure, to practice magic
4Proto-Germanictaubrōnąto enchant, to bewitch

via Dutch staf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstafstaff
2Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrōną →Every word from Old Dutch tōvaron →Every word from Middle Dutch tôveren →