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...

Definitions

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstopeA mining excavation in the form of a terrace of...
2EnglishstoopThe staircase and landing or porch leading to the...
3Middle EnglishstoupenTo bend over; to stoop or hunch
4Old Englishstūpianto stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend
5Proto-West Germanic*stūpōn
6Proto-Germanicstūpōną
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-