Where does “Ohrstöpsel” come from?
Ohrstöpsel (German) comes from German Stöpsel, from German stoppen, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Ohrstöpsel (German): earplug
Definitions
- earplug
Ancestry of “Ohrstöpsel”, step by step
Ohrstöpsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stöpsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stöpsel | plug |
| 2 | German | stoppen | to stop; Alternative form of stopfen |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |