Where does “Stafangr” come from?

Stafangr (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 “Stafangr”, step by step

Stafangr 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 Norse angr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseangrsorrow, resentment, distress; repentance;...
2Proto-Germanicangazazworry, grief, anxiety
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰosnarrowness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “Stafangr”

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