Where does “stempel” come from?

stempel (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German stampen, from Old Dutch stampon, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstampen—
2Old Dutchstamponto stomp
3Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
4Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

Words derived from “stempel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stampōn →
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