Where does “stéypos” come from?

stéypos (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.

Ancestry of “stéypos”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	steyp-	be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect

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