Where does “stub” come from?

stub (Danish) comes from Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stub (Danish): tree stump

Definitions

  1. tree stump

Ancestry of “stub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestubbra tree stump
2Proto-Germanicstubbazstump; stub
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stub”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stubbaz →Every word from Old Norse stubbr →