Where does “штопать” come from?
штопать (Russian) comes from German stopfen, from Middle High German stopfen, from Old High German stopfōn, from Frankish stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic stuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
штопать (Russian): to darn
Ancestry of “штопать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stopfen | to stuff, to plug; to darn |
| 2 | Middle High German | stopfen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stopfōn | to plug, stuff |
| 4 | Frankish | stoppōn | to cram, plug, stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |