Where does “stuble” come from?
stuble (Anglo-Norman French) comes from Old French estoble, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
Ancestry of “stuble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | estoble | — |
| 2 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |