Where does “stumpie” come from?

stumpie (English) comes from English stump, from Middle English stumpe.

stumpie (English): A Manx cat with a short stump of a tail; The...

Definitions

  1. A Manx cat with a short stump of a tail; The...

Ancestry of “stumpie”, step by step

stumpie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstumpThe remains of something that has been cut off;...
2Middle Englishstumpe—

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Middle English stumpe →Every word from English stump →