Where does “штаб” come from?
штаб (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.
штаб (Serbo-Croatian): headquarters; panel of experts
Definitions
- headquarters; panel of experts
Ancestry of “штаб”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | stab | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | stap | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stab | — |