Where does “שטויסן” come from?

שטויסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German stōzen, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

שטויסן (Yiddish): to push, to shove

Definitions

  1. to push, to shove

Ancestry of “שטויסן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstōzen—
2Old High Germanstōzan—
3Proto-West Germanicstautanto knock, to bump
4Proto-Germanicstautanąto push, to bump, to jolt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “שטויסן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautaną →