Stiefel

== English == === Etymology === German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stiefel (“boot”). Also a pet form of Stefan. === Proper noun === Stiefel A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === (dated) Stiebel === Etymology === From Middle High German stivel, from Old High German stival, borrowed from Old French estivel, perhaps from Latin aestas (“summer”) or Latin stipes (“tree trunk, log”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfəl/ === Noun === Stiefel m (strong, genitive Stiefels, plural Stiefel, diminutive Stiefelchen n or Stieflein n) boot (shoe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: stifla (slang) === Further reading === “Stiefel” in Duden online “Stiefel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)