Where does “stubbi” come from?
stubbi (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic stubbô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stubbi (Faroese): stub; goby
Ancestry of “stubbi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stubbi | stump |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stubbô | stump; stub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |