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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From *staupaz (“pitcher, jar, bucket"; originally "steep, high”) + *-janą.
Verb
*staupijaną
- to pour
- to soak, to make wet
- to cast metal
Inflection
Descendants
Etymology 2
From *stūpaną (“to stoop, fall down”) + *-janą (causative).
Verb
*staupijaną (North Germanic)
- to make fall down, to make stumble
- to throw down, to overthrow
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*staupa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475: “*staupjan-”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*staupjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373