Where does “stempel” come from?

stempel (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stempel, from Middle Low German stampen, from Old Dutch stampon, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

stempel (Danish): piston

Definitions

  1. piston

Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstempel—
2Middle Low Germanstampen—
3Old Dutchstamponto stomp
4Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
5Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

Words derived from “stempel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stampōn →
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