Where does “stoss” come from?

stoss (English) comes from German stoss-, from German stoßen, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

stoss (English): Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid

Definitions

  1. Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid

Ancestry of “stoss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstoss-—
2Germanstoßento push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock;...
3Old High Germanstōzan—
4Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
5Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →