stoup

English

/stuːp/

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A bucket.
(archaic) A mug or drinking vessel.
A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse staup derived from Proto-Germanic *staupo-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*staupo-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Stauf German
*staupaz Proto-Germanic
*staupo- Proto-Germanic
stiepel Old English
stēap Old English
steep Middle English
staup Old Norse
staup Icelandic
steyp Faroese
stouf Middle High German