Where does “*stūpōn” come from?
*stūpōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stūpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “*stūpōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stūpōną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |