Where does “stup” come from?

stup (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stupe, from Old Norse stúpa, from Proto-Slavic stǫpa, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stup (Norwegian Bokmål): a dive especially in sport, plunge

Definitions

  1. a dive especially in sport, plunge

Ancestry of “stup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstupeto dive, plunge
2Old Norsestúpato stoop
3Proto-Slavicstǫpamortar, a vessel where ingredients are ground;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stup”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpa →Every word from Old Norse stúpa →