Where does “stoussen” come from?

stoussen (Luxembourgish) 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.

stoussen (Luxembourgish): to push, shove; to bang, knock, bump; to border

Definitions

  1. to push, shove; to bang, knock, bump; to border

Ancestry of “stoussen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →