Where does “estoffer” come from?

estoffer (Old French) comes from Old High German stoffōn, from Old Dutch stuppon, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

estoffer (Old French): to decorate, garnish

Definitions

  1. to decorate, garnish

Ancestry of “estoffer”, step by step

estoffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German stoffōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstoffōnto stop, halt
2Old Dutchstuppon—
3Proto-Germanicstuppōnąto stop; to close
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Frankish stopfōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstopfōn—
2Latinstuppāreto obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)
3Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
4Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum

Words derived from “estoffer”

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