Where does “stab” come from?
Stab comes from Middle English stabbe, derived from Middle English stubbe, from Old English stybb, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, itself from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-.
stab (English): An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object; A...
Definitions
- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object; A...
Ancestry of “stab”, step by step
stab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stabilizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stabilizer | Any person or thing that brings stability; Any... |
| 2 | English | stabilize | To make stable; To become stable |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |