Where does “stubby” come from?
Stubby comes from English stub with the Middle English suffix -y, which derives from Middle French -ie, itself from Latin -ia and -ivus formations ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -kos.
stubby (English): Abounding with stubs; Like a stub; short,...
Definitions
- Abounding with stubs; Like a stub; short,...
Ancestry of “stubby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “stubby”