Where does “styvmoder” come from?

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

styvmoder (Swedish): a stepmother

Definitions

  1. a stepmother

Ancestry of “styvmoder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyv-step-; in family relations, represents...
2Old Norsestjúp-—
3Proto-Germanicsteupa-step-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “styvmoder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Swedish styv- →
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