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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‑.

stup (Norwegian Bokmål): a dive , plunge; a cliff, precipice, steep slope;...

Definitions

  1. a dive , plunge; a cliff, precipice, steep slope;...

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‑—
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