Where does “štopl” come from?
štopl (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Stoppel, from Middle High German stupfel, from Old High German stuphila, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
Ancestry of “štopl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Stoppel | stubble; anything that resembles cut-off stalks,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stupfel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stuphila | — |
| 4 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |