Stab, der (Stäbe) –

genitiv Stabes nebo Stabs, plurál Stäbe, diminutive Stäbchen n)

Etymologicky souvisí se slovem staff

Význam "personál" is secondary: in the German word Generalstab (“General Staff”) the meaning changed from the staff as a symbol of authority to the group of military officers and later to any group of co-workers.[1]