Where does “stǫpull” come from?

stǫpull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stǫpull (Old Norse): steeple, tower

Definitions

  1. steeple, tower

Ancestry of “stǫpull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stǫpull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →
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