Where does “stöpoḷ” come from?
stöpoḷ (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse stǫpull, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.
stöpoḷ (Westrobothnian): stack, stock
Ancestry of “stöpoḷ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stǫpull | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | — |