staffieren
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German staffēren, from Middle Dutch stoffēren, from Old French estoffer, itself from Frankish *stopfōn, *stoppōn or Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną. Doublet of stopfen.
Verb
- (rare) to outfit, equip
- (obsolete outside Austria) to decorate
- (sewing) to sew two different fabrics together
Conjugation
Further reading
- “staffieren” in Duden online
Categories:
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Dutch
- German terms derived from Old French
- German terms derived from Frankish
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German doublets
- German terms with rare senses
- German terms with obsolete senses
- Austrian German
- de:Sewing