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Where does “stoten” come from?

stoten (Dutch) comes 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.

stoten (Dutch): to push; to shock or to shake

Definitions

  1. to push; to shock or to shake

Ancestry of “stoten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstôten—
2Middle Low Germanstôten—
3Old Saxonstōtan—
4Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
5Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stoten”

  • aanstoten
  • stoottoon
  • uitstoten
  • broeikasgasuitstoot
  • verstoten
  • uitstoot
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