Where does “Gautstafr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Gautstafr”, step by step

Gautstafr traces back through 3 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 Proto-Germanic gautaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgautaza kenning for Odin; a Geat

via Old Norse gautr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsegautrGeat; man from Götaland, Gautaland

Words derived from “Gautstafr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →