Where does “abstottern” come from?

abstottern (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.

abstottern (German): to pay off e.g., a debt, a loan, etc

Definitions

  1. to pay off e.g., a debt, a loan, etc

Ancestry of “abstottern”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →