Where does “stjälpa” come from?

stjälpa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stiælpa, from Old Norse stelpa, from Proto-Germanic stalpijaną.

stjälpa (Swedish): to tip over, to topple (usually a vessel containing a liquid)

Definitions

  1. to tip over, to topple (usually a vessel containing a liquid)

Ancestry of “stjälpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstiælpato tip over; to overturn
2Old Norsestelpa—
3Proto-Germanicstalpijaną—

Words derived from “stjälpa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stalpijaną →Every word from Old Norse stelpa →Every word from Old Swedish stiælpa →