Where does “étrave” come from?
étrave (French) comes from Old Norse stafn, from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
étrave (French): stem
Ancestry of “étrave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stafn | stem |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stamniz | stem, tree stalk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |