Where does “stub-tail” come from?
stub-tail (English) comes from English stub, from Middle English stubbe, from Old English stybb, from Old English stubb, from Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stub-tail (English): the semiaquatic venomous snake Agkistrodon piscivorus
Definitions
- the semiaquatic venomous snake Agkistrodon piscivorus
Ancestry of “stub-tail”, step by step
stub-tail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stub | Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | stubbe | tree stump; pointed stick, stake, thorn, stub,... |
| 3 | Old English | stybb | stump of a tree; stub |
| 4 | Old English | stubb | Alternative form of stybb; tree stump |
| 5 | Old Norse | stubbr | a tree stump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stubbaz | stump; stub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |