Where does “stautan” come from?
stautan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
stautan (Proto-West Germanic): to knock, to bump
Ancestry of “stautan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “stautan”