Where does “stōzen” come from?

stōzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “stōzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstōzan—
2Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
3Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stōzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →