Where does “Stotterer” come from?

Stotterer (German) comes from German stottern, from Dutch stotteren, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Stotterer (German): stutterer

Definitions

  1. stutterer

Ancestry of “Stotterer”, step by step

Stotterer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stottern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstotternto stutter
2Dutchstotterento stutter, to stammer
3Old Saxonstōtanto shock
4Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
5Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via German ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniche, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-