Where does “stōzan” come from?

stōzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “stōzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
2Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stōzan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną