Where does “stoppen” come from?

stoppen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German stoffōn, from Old Dutch stuppon, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stoppen (Luxembourgish): to stop, to halt; to stop, to plug

Definitions

  1. to stop, to halt; to stop, to plug

Ancestry of “stoppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
2Old Dutchstuppon—
3Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →