Where does “Gestüpp” come from?

Gestüpp (German) comes from Old High German stuppi, from Proto-West Germanic *stubbju, from Proto-Germanic stubą, from Proto-Germanic steubaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Gestüpp (German): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “Gestüpp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstuppi—
2Proto-West Germanic*stubbjudust
3Proto-Germanicstubą—
4Proto-Germanicsteubanąto fly or whirl about; to fume; smoke; smolder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steubaną →