Where does “stopped” come from?

Stopped comes from English stop, which derives from Old English stoppian, itself from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European stemb- meaning to stamp or press.

stopped (English): simple past tense and past participle of stop;...

Definitions

simple past tense and past participle of stop;...

Ancestry of “stopped”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stop	To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
2	English	top	The highest or uppermost part of something; A...
3	Middle English	top	The summit or top of something, especially a...
4	Old English	topp	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	*topp	—
6	Proto-Germanic	tuppaz	tuft, plait; top, summit
7	Proto-Indo-European	dumb-	tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “stopped”

stoppedness
pre-stopped
nonstopped

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