Where does “skammstöfun” come from?
skammstöfun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skammstafa, from Icelandic stafa, from Old Norse stafa, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.
skammstöfun (Icelandic): abbreviation
Ancestry of “skammstöfun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | skammstafa | abbreviate |
| 2 | Icelandic | stafa | to spell; to radiate, emanate; to result, stem ,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | stafa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |