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

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	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*topp	—
5	Proto-Germanic	tuppaz	tuft, plait; top, summit
6	Proto-Indo-European	dumb-	tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “stop”

stopped
stopping
stopper
stoppage
nonstop
unstoppable
shortstop
stopover
stopwatch
stopcock
stoplight
stopgap
backstop
stopband
doorstop
showstopper
unstoppably
stoppeth
heartstopping
stoppingly
showstopping
whistlestop
stopword
stopsign

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