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Where does “SmartStamp” come from?

SmartStamp (English) comes from English stamp, from Middle Low German stampen, from Old Dutch stampon, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

SmartStamp (English): A postage stamp printed from a personal computer...

Definitions

  1. A postage stamp printed from a personal computer...

Ancestry of “SmartStamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstampAn act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof; An...
2Middle Low Germanstampen—
3Old Dutchstamponto stomp
4Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
5Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze
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