Where does “stafafura” come from?

stafafura (Icelandic) comes 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.

stafafura (Icelandic): lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)

Definitions

  1. lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)

Ancestry of “stafafura”, step by step

stafafura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stafur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstafura letter, a symbol in the alphabet; a stick; a...
2Old Norsestafrstaff
3Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
4Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Icelandic fura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfurapine
2Old Norsefurafir, firtree; pine
3Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →