Where does “stoppen” come from?

stoppen (Middle Dutch) comes from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “stoppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstoppōnto cram, plug, stuff
2Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stoppen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →