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Where does “Stäf” come from?

Stäf (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian staf, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

Stäf (Saterland Frisian): rod; staff; stave

Definitions

  1. rod; staff; stave

Ancestry of “Stäf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstaf—
2Proto-Germanic*stab—
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