*stauraz¹

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚢᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑu̯.rɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

  1. stake
  2. rod, pole

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-u-ró-s (‘pole’), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (‘to stand’). Compare, in particular, Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós) (staurós, ‘pale, stake’), Latin īnstaurō (‘to set up, erect’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.staurazstaurōz, staurōs
Acc.staurąstauranz
Gen.stauras, staurisstaurǫ̂
Dat.stauraistauramaz
Inst.staurōstauramiz
Voc.staurstaurōz, staurōs

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Descendants

  • ? (Proto-West Germanic)
    • stūr (Middle Low German)
  • staurr (Old Norse)
    • stør (Danish)
    • steyrur (Faroese)
    • staur (Icelandic)
    • staur (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • staur (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • staurr (Old Norse)
    • stoure (Middle English)
      • stour (English)
  • staurr (Old Norse)
    • stūr (Old Swedish)
      • stör (Swedish)
  • *sapra (Proto-Finnic)

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