Where does “Zusammenstoß” come from?
Zusammenstoß (German) comes from German zusammenstoßen, from German stoßen, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
Zusammenstoß (German): collision
Ancestry of “Zusammenstoß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zusammenstoßen | to collide |
| 2 | German | stoßen | to push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock;... |
| 3 | Old High German | stōzan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |