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Where does “stiefeln” come from?

stiefeln (German) comes from German Stiefel, from Old French estival, from Latin aestivālis, from Latin aestīvus, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

stiefeln (German): to put on boots; to stride

Definitions

  1. to put on boots; to stride

Ancestry of “stiefeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiefelboot
2Old Frenchestival—
3Latinaestivālis—
4Latinaestīvus—
5Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
6Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “stiefeln”

  • stiefelen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- →