Where does “stopfen” come from?

stopfen (German) comes from Middle High German stopfen, from Old High German stopfōn, from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stopfen (German): to stuff, to plug; to darn

Definitions

  1. to stuff, to plug; to darn

Ancestry of “stopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstopfen—
2Old High Germanstopfōnto plug, stuff
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

Words derived from “stopfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →