Where does “staap” come from?

staap (Estonian) comes from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

staap (Estonian): staff, headquarters, HQ

Definitions

  1. staff, headquarters, HQ

Ancestry of “staap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →