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Where does “stoss-” come from?

stoss- (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “stoss-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstoßento push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock;...
2Old High Germanstōzan—
3Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
4Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stoss-”

  • stoss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →