Where does “stooping” come from?
Stooping comes from English stoop, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep, from Proto-Germanic stūpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-.
stooping (English): Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting;...
Definitions
- Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting;...
Ancestry of “stooping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoop | The staircase and landing or porch leading to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stoupen | To bend over; to stoop or hunch |
| 3 | Old English | stūpian | to stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stūpōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stūpōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |