Where does “stæf” come from?

stæf (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic stab, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

stæf (Old English): staff; letter, written character

Definitions

  1. staff; letter, written character

Ancestry of “stæf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstabstaff; letter
2Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “stæf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stab →