Where does “aanstoten” come from?

aanstoten (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

aanstoten (Dutch): to bump into (something), to collide with

Definitions

  1. to bump into (something), to collide with

Ancestry of “aanstoten”, step by step

aanstoten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stoten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstotento push; to shock or to shake
2Middle Dutchstôtento push, to bump, to knock
3Middle Low Germanstôten—
4Old Saxonstōtanto shock
5Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
6Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “aanstoten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →
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