Where does “stub” come from?
Stub comes from Middle English stubbe, from Old English stybb, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, itself from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-.
stub (English): Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as...
Definitions
- Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as...
Ancestry of “stub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | stubbe | tree stump; pointed stick, stake, thorn, stub,... |
| 2 | Old English | stybb | stump of a tree; stub |
| 3 | Old English | stubb | Alternative form of stybb; tree stump |
| 4 | Old Norse | stubbr | a tree stump |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stubbaz | stump; stub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stub”