Where does “stimuleren” come from?

stimuleren (Dutch) comes from Middle French stimuler, from Latin stimulō, from Latin stimulus, from Proto-Indo-European stey- — to stick; compress; condense.

stimuleren (Dutch): to stimulate

Definitions

  1. to stimulate

Ancestry of “stimuleren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchstimuler—
2Latinstimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up
3Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →Every word from Latin stimulus →Every word from Latin stimulō →