Where does “stottern” come from?

stottern (German) comes 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.

stottern (German): to stutter

Definitions

  1. to stutter

Ancestry of “stottern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstotterento stutter, to stammer
2Old Saxonstōtanto shock
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 “stottern”

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