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Where does “gummistøvel” come from?

gummistøvel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk støvel, from Italian Stivale, from Italian stiva, from Italian stivare, from Latin stīpāre, from Latin stīpō, from Proto-Indo-European stīpos, from Proto-Indo-European steip-.

gummistøvel (Norwegian Nynorsk): Wellington boot, welly , gumboot

Definitions

  1. Wellington boot, welly , gumboot

Ancestry of “gummistøvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøvela boot
2ItalianStivale—
3Italianstivahold; third-person singular present indicative of...
4ItalianstivareTo stow or load
5Latinstīpāre—
6Latinstīpō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstīpos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteip-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steip- →