Where does “stotig” come from?

stotig (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.

stotig (Dutch): prone to goring of cattle

Definitions

  1. prone to goring of cattle

Ancestry of “stotig”, step by step

stotig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stoten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstotento push; to shock or to shake
2Middle Dutchstôtento push, to bump, to knock
3Middle Low Germanstôten—
4Old Saxonstōtanto shock
5Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
6Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →