Where does “stoping” come from?
stoping (English) comes from English stope, from English stoop, from Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian, from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic stūpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stoping (English): In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an...
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- In mining, the removal of the desired ore from an...
Ancestry of “stoping”, step by step
stoping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stope | A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of... |
| 2 | English | stoop | The staircase and landing or porch leading to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | stoupen | To bend over; to stoop or hunch |
| 4 | Old English | stūpian | to stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stūpōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stūpōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |