Where does “staup” come from?

staup (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic staupo-.

staup (Icelandic): a small glass for liquor

Definitions

  1. a small glass for liquor

Ancestry of “staup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestaupa small glass for liquor
2Proto-Germanicstaupo-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic staupo- →Every word from Old Norse staup →