Where does “stomping” come from?
Stomping comes from English stomp, derived from English stamp, which descended from Middle English stampen, ultimately from Old English stampian.
stomping (English): present participle of stomp; In a way that stomps...
Definitions
- present participle of stomp; In a way that stomps...
Ancestry of “stomping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stomp | To trample heavily; To severely beat someone... |
| 2 | English | stamp | An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof; An... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | 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 |