Where does “stopover” come from?
Stopover derives from English stop and over, with stop tracing to Old English stoppian, Proto-Germanic stuppōną, and Proto-Indo-European stemb-, while over comes from Proto-Indo-European upo meaning under or up.
stopover (English): A short interruption in a journey or the place...
Definitions
- A short interruption in a journey or the place...
Ancestry of “stopover”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |