Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œstampeder” come from?

stampeder (English) comes from English stampede, from Spanish estampida, from Occitan estampida, from Occitan estampier, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΌπ€πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic stampōnΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ β€” to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

stampeder (English): Someone or something that stampedes; Someone...

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that stampedes; Someone...

Ancestry of β€œstampeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstampedeA wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a...
2Spanishestampidastampede, flight; bang, crack
3Occitanestampidaβ€”
4Occitanestampierβ€”
5Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΌπ€πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€”
6Proto-GermanicstampōnΔ…to compress, to squeeze; to stamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ β†’