Where does “styv-” come from?

styv- (Swedish) comes from Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

styv- (Swedish): step-; in family relations, represents...

Definitions

  1. step-; in family relations, represents...

Ancestry of “styv-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestjúp-
2Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “styv-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-