Where does “Stäf” come from?
Stäf (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian staf, from Proto-Germanic *stab.
Stäf (Saterland Frisian): rod; staff; stave
Ancestry of “Stäf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | staf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *stab | — |