Where does “stoet” come from?
stoet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stoet, from Old Dutch stuot, from Old High German stuot, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stoet (Dutch): procession; bread
Ancestry of “stoet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | stoet | procession; first/third-person singular past... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | stuot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stuot | herd of horses |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stōdą | a herd of horses |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |