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Where does “Gusts” come from?

Gusts (Latvian) comes from Latvian Gustavs, from Swedish Gustav, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautstafr, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

Ancestry of “Gusts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianGustavs—
2SwedishGustav—
3Old SwedishGøtstaf—
4Old NorseGautstafr—
5Old Norsestafrstaff
6Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
7Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
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