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Where does “stibole” come from?

stibole (English) comes from English olé, from Danish Ole, from Danish Olaf, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anulaibaz, from Proto-Germanic laibō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

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Ancestry of “stibole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholéAn expression of excitement. Hooray!
2DanishOle—
3DanishOlaf—
4Old NorseÓláfr—
5Proto-Norseᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanicanulaibaz—
7Proto-Germaniclaibōwhat is left, remainder, remnant
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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