Where does “штемпель” come from?
штемпель (Russian) comes from German stempel, from Middle Low German stempel, from Middle Low German stampen, from Old Dutch stampon, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.
штемпель (Russian): stamp, seal; impression made with such a stamp
Definitions
- stamp, seal; impression made with such a stamp
Ancestry of “штемпель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stempel | inflection of stempeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stempel | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stampen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stampon | to stomp |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stampōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |