English
Stave
Stave comes from German Stave, and goes back to Middle Low German Staf ‘staff’.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Staf‘staff’next step skipped: Polish Staw
- Germanc. 1650–presentStave
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Staf‘staff’next step skipped: Polish Staw
- Germanc. 1650–presentStave
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle Low German Staf
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German Staf / Stave