Stiefel

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German stival, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French estivel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiː.fəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Stiefel m (genitive Stiefels, plural Stiefel)

1. boot (shoe)

Related terms

• bestiefelt
• gestiefelt
• Gummistiefel
• Siebenmeilenstiefel

• Stiefelette
• Stiefelknecht
• stiefeln

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: stewel (or from German Low German Stevel)
• → Middle Dutch: stevele
  • Dutch: stevel

Further reading

• “Stiefel” in Duden online