Where does “stotzig” come from?

stotzig (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German stutzen, from Old High German untarstuzzen, from Proto-Germanic *stuttijan.

Ancestry of “stotzig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstutzento butt, shock, stall; to scare away
2Old High Germanuntarstuzzen—
3Proto-Germanic*stuttijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stuttijan →Every word from Old High German untarstuzzen →Every word from Middle High German stutzen →
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