Where does “stöpoḷ” come from?

stöpoḷ (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse stǫpull, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stöpoḷ (Westrobothnian): stack, stock

Definitions

  1. stack, stock

Ancestry of “stöpoḷ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫpullsteeple, tower
2Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Norse stǫpull →