Where does “stybb” come from?

stybb (Old English) comes from Old English stubb, from Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stybb (Old English): stump of a tree; stub

Definitions

  1. stump of a tree; stub

Ancestry of “stybb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishstubbAlternative form of stybb; tree stump
2Old Norsestubbra tree stump
3Proto-Germanicstubbazstump; stub
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stybb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stubbaz →Every word from Old Norse stubbr →