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Where does “staupijaną” come from?

staupijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

staupijaną (Proto-Germanic): to tumble, make tumble, plunge

Definitions

  1. to tumble, make tumble, plunge

Ancestry of “staupijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “staupijaną”

  • støpeform
  • støpe
  • støpejern
  • stepen
  • steinsteypa
  • steypa
  • steypa
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