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Where does “stoffōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stoffōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstuppon—
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 “stoffōn”

  • stuff
  • foodstuff
  • dyestuff
  • stuffer
  • breadstuff
  • feedstuff
  • greenstuff
  • sweetstuff
  • overstuff
  • restuff
  • feedingstuff
  • unstuff
  • stuffless
  • stuffie
  • starstuff
  • veinstuff
  • stuffeth
  • stuffable
  • shtof
  • stuffest
  • she-stuff
  • ladystuff
  • waterstuff
  • gelbstoff
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