Where does “stafur” come from?

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

stafur (Icelandic): a letter, a symbol in the alphabet; a stick; a...

Definitions

  1. a letter, a symbol in the alphabet; a stick; a...

Ancestry of “stafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestafrstaff
2Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
3Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “stafur”

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