Where does “bōkastabaz” come from?

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

bōkastabaz (Proto-Germanic): a staff made of beechwood; letter of the alphabet

Definitions

  1. a staff made of beechwood; letter of the alphabet

Ancestry of “bōkastabaz”, step by step

bōkastabaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stabaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Proto-Germanic bōks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “bōkastabaz”

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