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

  1. headquarters; panel of experts

Ancestry of “штаб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →