Where does “stūpian” come from?

stūpian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic stūpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stūpian (Old English): to stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend

Definitions

  1. to stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend

Ancestry of “stūpian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stūpōn—
2Proto-Germanicstūpōną—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stūpian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stūpōną →