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Where does “stuble” come from?

stuble (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French esteule, 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesteulestraw
2Old Frenchestoble—
3Latinstipulastalk; stubble; straw
4Proto-Italicstipelāstraw
5Proto-Italicstipsstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyp-be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect

Words derived from “stuble”

  • stubble
  • stubbly
  • stubbled
  • bestubbled
  • stubbleless
  • stoppel
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