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 | top, summit (of something) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |