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

Definitions

  1. abbreviation

Ancestry of “skammstöfun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskammstafaabbreviate
2Icelandicstafato spell
3Old Norsestafa—
4Old Norsestafrstaff
5Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
6Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
7Proto-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 →