Where does “Kuutak” come from?

Kuutak (Greenlandic) comes from Danish Gustav, from Swedish Gustav, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautstafr, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

Ancestry of “Kuutak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishGustavof origin
2SwedishGustavThe letter "G" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
3Old SwedishGøtstaf—
4Old NorseGautstafr—
5Old Norsestafrstaff
6Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
7Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “Kuutak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →