Where does “stinten” come from?
stinten (Middle English) comes from Old English styntan, from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic stuntijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
Ancestry of “stinten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | styntan | to blunt, to dull |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stuntijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stuntijaną | to shorten; to make dull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “stinten”