Where does “sztabowy” come from?

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

sztabowy (Polish): headquarters, staff

Definitions

  1. headquarters, staff

Ancestry of “sztabowy”, step by step

sztabowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sztaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsztababar
2Germanstabrod, staff, baton
3Middle High Germanstap—
4Old High Germanstab—
5Proto-Germanic*stab—

via Polish sztab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsztabheadquarters, staff
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →