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Where does “stôot” come from?

stôot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stōt, from Proto-West Germanic stauti, from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “stôot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstōt—
2Proto-West Germanicstautipush
3Proto-Germanicstautizpush
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stôot”

  • stoot
  • dolkstoot
  • windstoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →