Where does “stöpull” come from?

stöpull (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stǫpull, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stöpull (Icelandic): pillar, column

Definitions

  1. pillar, column

Ancestry of “stöpull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫpullsteeple, tower
2Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stöpull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Norse stǫpull →