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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Staffel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Staffel
Friedrich Kluge2510149An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Staffel1891John Francis Davis

Staffel, f., ‘rung; step, degree,’ from MidHG. staffel (stâffel, usually stapfel), m. and f., ‘grade, degree,’ OHG. stā̆ffal (stapsal), m., staffala, f., ‘foundation, basis, step.’ A derivative of the Teut. root stap, ‘to go’ (in Stapfe and Stufe); allied to the LG. cognates of Stapel.