Where does “Stavanger” come from?

Stavanger (English) comes from Norwegian Stavanger, from Old Norse Stafangr, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

Stavanger (English): It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen

Definitions

  1. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen

Ancestry of “Stavanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianStavanger—
2Old NorseStafangr—
3Old Norsestafrstaff
4Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-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 →