Where does “stoottroep” come from?
stoottroep (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.
stoottroep (Dutch): shock troop
Definitions
- shock troop
Ancestry of “stoottroep”, step by step
stoottroep traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stoten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stoten | to push; to shock or to shake |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stôten | to push, to bump, to knock |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stôten | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stōtan | to shock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via Dutch troep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | troep | group of people or animals; troop; mess, disorder |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trop | — |
| 3 | Old French | trop | excessively; too; enough; sufficiently |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
via German Stoßtrupp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stoßtrupp | — |