Where does “stempel” come from?

stempel (Dutch) comes from Dutch stampen, from Middle Dutch 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 (Dutch): stamp, die, seal; stamp, postmark; any kind of...

Definitions

  1. stamp, die, seal; stamp, postmark; any kind of...

Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstampento stamp, to press; to stomp with the feet; to...
2Middle Dutchstampen—
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‑ →