Where does “sztabka” come from?

sztabka (Polish) comes from Polish sztaba, from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

Ancestry of “sztabka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsztababar
2Germanstabrod, staff, baton
3Middle High Germanstap—
4Old High Germanstab—
5Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →