Where does “генштаб” come from?

генштаб (Russian) comes from Russian штаб, from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

генштаб (Russian): general staff, joint staff; general headquarters

Definitions

  1. general staff, joint staff; general headquarters

Ancestry of “генштаб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianштабheadquarters, staff
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 →