Where does “fjöðurstafur” come from?

fjöðurstafur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fjaðurstafur, from Icelandic stafur, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

fjöðurstafur (Icelandic): Alternative form of fjaðurstafur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fjaðurstafur

Ancestry of “fjöðurstafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjaðurstafurquill
2Icelandicstafura letter, a symbol in the alphabet; a stick; a...
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 →