stapi

Old Norse

Etymology

Unclear etymology. Ablaut relation to Old Saxon stōpo (“step, track, tread”), Old High German stuofa, stuoffa, German Stufe (“step, tread (of a ladder); stepladder”), Old English stæpe, English step; further also Old Norse stǫpull, English steeple, also stoop and steep etc; potentially also English staple, Latin stabilis (“steadfast”).

Noun

stapi m

  1. precipice; steep and tall mountain or cliff
  2. based on descendants: raised stones as boundary markers
  3. based on descendants: steeple

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: stapi
  • Old Swedish: stapi
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