Staff

See also: staff

German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Cognate with German Stab, Dutch staf, English staff, Icelandic stafur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [staf]

Noun

Staff m (plural Stääv)

1. staff, stick, rod
2. staff, employees

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Norwegian

Proper noun

Staff

1. a surname