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Where does “(s)tewb-” come from?

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

(s)tewb- (Proto-Indo-European): to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...

Definitions

  1. to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...

Ancestry of “(s)tewb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “(s)tewb-”

  • stop
  • stopped
  • stuff
  • steep
  • stopping
  • stab
  • stabbing
  • steeply
  • steeper
  • stub
  • stopper
  • stoppage
  • nonstop
  • unstoppable
  • stubby
  • steepness
  • shortstop
  • stopover
  • stopwatch
  • stopcock
  • foodstuff
  • stoplight
  • stopgap
  • backstop
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