Where does “stub” come from?
stub (Middle English) comes from Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic stubbô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “stub”, step by step
stub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse stubbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stubbi | stump |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stubbô | stump; stub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Old Norse stobbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stobbi | — |