Where does “stampfōn” come from?

stampfōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

Ancestry of “stampfōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstampōn
2Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

Words derived from “stampfōn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic stampōn