Where does “stafn” come from?
stafn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stafn (Old Norse): stem
Ancestry of “stafn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stamniz | stem, tree stalk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stafn”