Where does “étouper” come from?

étouper (French) comes from Old French estoper, from Latin stuppō, from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

étouper (French): to caulk

Definitions

  1. to caulk

Ancestry of “étouper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestoperto stop up, block, plug
2Latinstuppōto stop up, block, plug
3Frankishstoppōnto cram, plug, stuff
4Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
6Proto-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 stuppōną →
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