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English word origin

Etymology of stulp

From Middle English stulp, stulpe, from Old Norse stólpi (“post, pillar”), from Proto-Germanic *stulpô (“post, pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to be stiff”). Cognate with Icelandic stólpi, Swedish stolp

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A short stout post used for any purpose, such as the marking of a boundary.

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From Middle English stulp, stulpe, from Old Norse stólpi (“post, pillar”), from Proto-Germanic *stulpô (“post, pole, pillar”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to be stiff”). Cognate with Icelandic stólpi, Swedish stolpe, Danish stolpe.

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  • Inherited-form mentionstulpenm
  • Derivation mentionstólpinon · post, pillar
  • Derivation mention*stulpôgem-pro · post, pole, pillar
  • Derivation mention*stel-ine-pro · to be stiff
  • Cognate mentionstólpiis
  • Cognate mentionstolpesv
  • Cognate mentionstolpeda
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