Where does “gummistövel” come from?
gummistövel (Swedish) comes from Swedish stövel, from Old Swedish støvel, from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevel, from Italian Stivale, from Italian stiva, from Italian stivare, from Latin stīpāre.
gummistövel (Swedish): a Wellington boot, a gumboot
Definitions
- a Wellington boot, a gumboot
Ancestry of “gummistövel”, step by step
gummistövel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stövel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stövel | a boot |
| 2 | Old Swedish | støvel | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | styfill | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stevel | — |
| 5 | Italian | Stivale | the boot of Italy; Italy |
| 6 | Italian | stiva | hold; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Italian | stivare | To stow or load |
| 8 | Latin | stīpāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | stīpō | to crowd or press together, compress |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stīpos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steip- | — |
via Swedish gummi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gummi | rubber, an elastic material; condom; eraser;... |