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

Definitions

  1. stub; goby

Ancestry of “stubbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestubbistump
2Proto-Germanicstubbôstump; stub
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stubbô →