Where does “stæfrof” come from?

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

stæfrof (Old English): alphabet

Definitions

  1. alphabet

Ancestry of “stæfrof”, step by step

stæfrof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stæf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstæfstaff; letter, written character
2Proto-West Germanicstabstaff; letter
3Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Old English rōf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōfset, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce
2Proto-West Germanicrōffamous, renowned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stab →