stoop

stoop · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)tewb-“to push, butt, knock”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stūpōną
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stūpōn
4. Old English · inherited fromstūpian“to bow, bend”
5. Middle English · inherited fromstoupen
6. English todaystoop

From Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian (“to bow, bend”), from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną (“to stand out”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb- (“to push, butt, knock”). Compare steep. Cognate with Dutch stuipen (“to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward”), Old Norse stúpa (“to stoop”). Related also to Old Frisian stēpa (“to help”), Old Norse steypa (“to cause to stoop, cast down, overthrow”).

stoop · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*staupą
2. Old Norse · derived fromstaup“dip, well, cup”
3. Middle English · inherited fromstope
4. English todaystoop

From Middle English stope, stoupe, from Old Norse staup (“dip, well, cup”), from Proto-Germanic *staupą, related to the verb *staupijaną (“to steep”). Related to Old English stēap (“drinking vessel, cup, flagon, stoop”).

stoop · noun³

1. Dutch · borrowed fromstoep“platform", "pavement”
2. English todaystoop

Borrowed from Dutch stoep (“platform", "pavement”). Doublet of stoep. Cognate with step.

stoop · noun⁴

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*stulpô
2. Old Norse · derived fromstólpi“post, pillar”
3. Middle English · inherited fromstoupe
4. English todaystoop

From Middle English stoupe, stulpe, from Old Norse stólpi (“post, pillar”), from Proto-Germanic *stulpô.

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