Where does “acstybb” come from?

acstybb (Old English) comes from Old English stybb, from Old English stubb, from Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic stubbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

acstybb (Old English): oak stump

Definitions

  1. oak stump

Ancestry of “acstybb”, step by step

acstybb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stybb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstybbstump of a tree; stub
2Old EnglishstubbAlternative form of stybb; tree stump
3Old Norsestubbra tree stump
4Proto-Germanicstubbazstump; stub
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Old English āc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
2Proto-West Germanicakbut
3Proto-Germanicakbut, however
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stubbaz →Every word from Old Norse stubbr →