Where does “stoppian” come from?

stoppian (Old English) comes from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stoppian (Old English): to stop; to close

Definitions

  1. to stop; to close

Ancestry of “stoppian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstoppōnto cram, plug, stuff
2Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
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 “stoppian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuppōną →