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Where does “stōt” come from?

stōt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stauti, from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “stōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstautipush
2Proto-Germanicstautizpush
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stōt”

  • stoot
  • dolkstoot
  • windstoot
  • stôot
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