Staff

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German Low German

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Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Staff m (plural Stääv)

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

References

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

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Staff

  1. a surname