Where does “bókstafr” come from?

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

bókstafr (Old Norse): a letter of the alphabet

Definitions

  1. a letter of the alphabet

Ancestry of “bókstafr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōkastabaza staff made of beechwood; letter of the alphabet
2Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

Words derived from “bókstafr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkastabaz →