Where does “stump” come from?
stump (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German stump, from Old Saxon *stump, from Proto-West Germanic *stump, from Proto-Germanic stumpaz — stump.
stump (Norwegian Bokmål): a stub, stump, bit, fragment, piece, butt;...
Definitions
- a stub, stump, bit, fragment, piece, butt;...
Ancestry of “stump”, step by step
stump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German stump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stump | stump |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *stump | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *stump | blunt, not sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stumpaz | stump |
via Old Norse stumpr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stumpr | stump |