Where does “aanstotelijk” come from?
aanstotelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanstoten, from Dutch stoten, from Middle Dutch stôten, from Middle Low German stôten, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- — to praise, laud.
aanstotelijk (Dutch): offensive
Definitions
- offensive
Ancestry of “aanstotelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aanstoten | to bump into (something), to collide with |
| 2 | Dutch | stoten | to push; to shock or to shake |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stôten | to push, to bump, to knock |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stôten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | stōtan | to shock |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |