Where does “stopařka” come from?
stopařka (Czech) comes from Czech stopař, from Czech stopovat, from Czech stop, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
stopařka (Czech): female hitchhiker
Definitions
- female hitchhiker
Ancestry of “stopařka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | stopař | tracker; hitchhiker |
| 2 | Czech | stopovat | to track, to trace |
| 3 | Czech | stop | hitchhiking |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |