Where does “stavur” come from?

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

stavur (Faroese): stick; character, letter

Definitions

  1. stick; character, letter

Ancestry of “stavur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestafrstaff
2Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
3Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
4Proto-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 →