Where does “топнуть” come from?

топнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -ну́ть, from Proto-Slavic -nǫti.

топнуть (Russian): to stomp, to stamp one's foot

Definitions

  1. to stomp, to stamp one's foot

Ancestry of “топнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ну́тьsuffix used to create primary
2Proto-Slavic-nǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nǫti →Every word from Russian -ну́ть →