Where does “stoupful” come from?

stoupful (English) comes from English stoup, from Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic staupo-.

stoupful (English): Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket

Ancestry of “stoupful”, step by step

stoupful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stoup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoupA bucket; A mug or drinking vessel; A receptacle...
2Old Norsestaupa small glass for liquor
3Proto-Germanicstaupo-—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Germanic staupo- →Every word from Old Norse staup →Every word from English stoup →