Proto-Indo-European
*stebʰ-
‘to stand still’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-.
9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-, most familiar first.
- step ← steppen ← steppan ← *stappjan ← *stapjaną
- staff ← staf ← stæf ← *stab ← *stabaz
- steven ← stefn ← *stabnijaz
- staple ← estaple ← stapula ← *stapul ← *stapulaz
- bookstaff ← bocstaff ← bōcstæf ← *bōkstab ← *bōkstabaz
- runestaff ← run-staf ← rūnstæf ← *rūnustab ← *rūnōstabaz
- staphyline ← σταφυλή
- staphyle ← σταφυλή
- staphyloncus ← σταφυλή
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-