Where does “stôten” come from?
stôten (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German stôten, 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.
stôten (Middle Dutch): to push, to bump, to knock
Definitions
- to push, to bump, to knock
Ancestry of “stôten”, step by step
stôten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German stôten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stôten | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | stōtan | to shock |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via Old Dutch stōtan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stōtan | to bump, to knock |