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Where does “stubbô” come from?

stubbô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stubbô (Proto-Germanic): stump; stub

Definitions

  1. stump; stub

Ancestry of “stubbô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stubbô”

  • stab
  • stabbing
  • stub
  • stubby
  • stabber
  • backstabber
  • backstab
  • stob
  • stubbie
  • stabby
  • stubbiness
  • stabbingly
  • stubless
  • stabbeth
  • stubber
  • stublike
  • stabwound
  • stubbily
  • backstabby
  • stubtail
  • antistab
  • stabwort
  • stabbee
  • stabproof
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