Where does “stjúpmóðir” come from?

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

stjúpmóðir (Icelandic): a stepmother

Definitions

  1. a stepmother

Ancestry of “stjúpmóðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstjúp-step-
2Old Norsestjúp-—
3Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic steupa- →