Where does “stab” come from?

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

stab (Proto-West Germanic): staff; letter

Definitions

  1. staff; letter

Ancestry of “stab”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stab”

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