Where does “avstava” come from?

avstava (Swedish) comes from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

avstava (Swedish): to hyphenate

Definitions

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Ancestry of “avstava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
2Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
3Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
4Old Norsestafrstaff
5Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
6Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →