Where does “stampede” come from?

Stampede comes from Spanish estampida, derived from Old Occitan estampida, a noun formed from a verb meaning to stamp or crash.

stampede (English): A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a...

Definitions

  1. A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a...

Ancestry of “stampede”, step by step

stampede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish estampida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestampidastampede, flight; bang, crack
2Occitanestampida—
3Occitanestampier—
4Gothic𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽—
5Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

via Spanish estampido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestampidocrack, bang

Words derived from “stampede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōną →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 →