Where does “stopfen” come from?

stopfen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stopfōn, 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 “stopfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstopfōnto plug, stuff
2Frankishstoppōnto cram, plug, stuff
3Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stopfen”

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