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Where does “stozzare” come from?

stozzare (Italian) comes 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.

stozzare (Italian): to emboss; to slot

Definitions

  1. to emboss; to slot

Ancestry of “stozzare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stozzare”

  • stozzatrice
  • stozzatura
  • stozzatore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →