Where does “steypadystur” come from?
steypadystur (Faroese) comes from Faroese dystur, from Danish dyst, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
steypadystur (Faroese): cup-tie
Definitions
- cup-tie
Ancestry of “steypadystur”, step by step
steypadystur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese dystur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | dystur | match, fight, game |
| 2 | Danish | dyst | fight, struggle |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 4 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 5 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 6 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |