Where does “stubbe” come from?

stubbe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic stubbô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stubbe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tree stump

Definitions

  1. a tree stump

Ancestry of “stubbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestubbistump
2Proto-Germanicstubbôstump; stub
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stubbe

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