Where does “schtupid” come from?

schtupid (Pennsylvania German) comes from English stupid, from Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

schtupid (Pennsylvania German): stupid

Definitions

  1. stupid

Ancestry of “schtupid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstupidLacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality...
2Middle Frenchstupide
3Latinstupidussenseless, stunned, amazed; stupid; dull
4Latin-idustending to
5Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin stupidus