Where does “støvel” come from?
støvel (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevel, from Italian Stivale, from Italian stiva, from Italian stivare, from Latin stīpāre, from Latin stīpō, from Proto-Indo-European stīpos.
Ancestry of “støvel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | styfill | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stevel | — |
| 3 | Italian | Stivale | the boot of Italy; Italy |
| 4 | Italian | stiva | hold; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Italian | stivare | To stow or load |
| 6 | Latin | stīpāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | stīpō | to crowd or press together, compress |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stīpos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steip- | — |