Where does “ståpik” come from?
ståpik (Danish) comes from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
ståpik (Danish): hard-on
Definitions
- hard-on
Ancestry of “ståpik”, step by step
ståpik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stå | to stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt |
| 2 | Old Danish | staa | — |
| 3 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 4 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 5 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |