Where does “staph” come from?

staph (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

staph (Old High German): step, stirrup

Definitions

  1. step, stirrup

Ancestry of “staph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstapiza step
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →