Where does “stjúp-” come from?

stjúp- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stjúp- (Icelandic): step-

Definitions

  1. step-

Ancestry of “stjúp-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestjúp-—
2Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stjúp-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →