Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stappōną

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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

Etymology

Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)tep- (to step), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *stōpà (foot, footstep), *stepenь (level) (whence Serbo-Croatian stȅpēn (level, degree)), Lithuanian stapýti (to stay put).[1] Whether a relation to Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to stand still, harden, support) exists is unclear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑp.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stappōną

  1. to walk

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stappōn
    • Old Dutch:
    • Old High German: stapfōn
  • Old Norse:
    • Norwegian: stabba (to stumble)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*stapp/bōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 474