stövel

From Old Swedish støvel, from Old Norse styfill, from Middle Low German stevele, stovele, from Italian stivale, from Medieval Latin aestivale.

stövel c

1. a high boot

   Jag drog på mig stövlarna och gick ut i regnvädret

   I pulled on my (rubber) boots and went out into the rain [rainy weather]

• A boot with a shorter shaft is a känga.
• Typically implies rubber / Wellington boots unless context makes it clear that a different type is meant.

• boots
• känga

• stövel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stövel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• lövets