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
- A shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste...
Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step
stempel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stempel | stamp, die, seal; stamp, postmark; any kind of... |
| 2 | Dutch | stampen | to stamp, to press; to stomp with the feet; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stampen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stampon | to stomp |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stampōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |
via German stempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stempel | inflection of stempeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stempel | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stampen | — |
via Low German Stempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | Stempel | — |