Where does “Utstoppa” come from?
Utstoppa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch utstoppen, from Plautdietsch stoppen, from Middle Low German stoppen, from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Utstoppa (Plautdietsch): taxidermist
Definitions
- taxidermist
Ancestry of “Utstoppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | utstoppen | to stuff a dead animal, to taxidermy, to mount |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | stoppen | to stuff |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stoppen | — |
| 4 | Frankish | stoppōn | to cram, plug, stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |