Where does “stop” come from?
Stop comes from Old English stoppian, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb-, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-.
stop (English): To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
Definitions
- To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
Ancestry of “stop”, step by step
stop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 3 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via Middle English stoppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stoppen | to stop |
| 2 | Old English | stoppian | to stop; to close |
| 3 | Frankish | stoppōn | to cram, plug, stuff |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |