Where does “stafgarþr” come from?

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

stafgarþr (Old Gutnish): a paled enclosure, within which pagan ritual activity would occur

Definitions

  1. a paled enclosure, within which pagan ritual activity would occur

Ancestry of “stafgarþr”, step by step

stafgarþr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stafr

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

via Old Gutnish garþr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gutnishgarþr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →