στύπος γὰρ ὁ στέλεχος ἤγουν τὸ πρέμνον

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `stick, shaft, stalk' (A. R., Nic., Plb.); cf. H.: στύπος στέλεχος, κορμός. καὶ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ τὸ σῶμα, καὶ τὸ κύτος (cod. κῆτος). καὶ ὁ ψόφος τῆς βροντῆς.

Compounds: Note στυπογλύφος ξυλογλύφος. στύπος γὰρ ὁ στέλεχος ἤγουν τὸ πρέμνον.

Derivatives: στυπάζει βροντᾳ̃, ψοφεῖ, ὠθεῖ H., ἀποστυπάζω `to drive away with a stick' (Archil.).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (V)

Etymology: Phonetically and semant. comparable are some Germ. and Balt. words: OWNo. stūfr m. `stump, tree-stump', MLG stūve m. `stumpf, (Germ.) Zeugrest', Latv. stups `worn broom' a.o. (Fick 1,145; 3, 496f.); also Russ. stópka `wooden nail on the wall' (Vasmer s.v.)? One considers further Toch. A ṣtop, ṣtow `stick' (because of ο for u loan from B?; v. Windekens Orbis 11, 194 a. 13, 226). Further connection uncertain, but rather to the group of τύπτω ("what is cut off, hewn off") than to στύω a. cogn. -- The byform στύμος στέλεχος, κορμός H. has secondary μ (after κορμός?; acc. to Specht KZ 68, 126 old variation π στύπος μ). -- The variation π\/μ is typical for Pre-Greek words; Furnée 222 - 227 (and 204 - 227), e.g. σπαρ-άσιον - σμάρ-δικον.

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