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Where does “stempel” come from?

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

stempel (English): A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste...

Definitions

  1. A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste...

Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstempelstamp, die, seal; stamp, postmark; any kind of...
2Dutchstampento stamp, to press; to stomp with the feet; to...
3Middle Dutchstampen—
4Old Dutchstamponto stomp
5Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
6Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze
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