Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stūpaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (to push, butt, knock), related to *staupaz.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*stūpaną[1]

  1. to stoop
  2. to fall down, swoop down

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stūpan
  • Old Norse: stúpa

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stūpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 384