Where does “stempel” come from?

stempel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German stempel, 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.

stempel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a piston; a stamp

Definitions

  1. a piston; a stamp

Ancestry of “stempel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstempel—
2Middle Low Germanstampen—
3Old Dutchstamponto stomp
4Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
5Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stampōn →