Where does “stabot” come from?

stabot (Tok Pisin) comes from English starboard, from Middle English sterbord, from Old English stēorbord — The right side of a ship when facing forward; starboard.

stabot (Tok Pisin): starboard side

Definitions

  1. starboard side

Ancestry of “stabot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstarboardThe righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft...
2Middle Englishsterbord—
3Old EnglishstēorbordThe right side of a ship when facing forward; starboard
Every word from Old English stēorbord →Every word from Middle English sterbord →Every word from English starboard →
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