Etymology

stempel

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Low German Stempel ← Dutch stempel ← Proto-West Germanic *stampōn
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stempel · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*stampōną“to compress, squeeze, stamp”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*stampōn
  3. Dutch · borrowed fromstempel
  4. Low German · borrowed fromStempel
  5. English todaystempel

Borrowed from Low German Stempel or Dutch stempel, akin to Old English stempan (“to stamp”), all from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (“to compress, squeeze, stamp”).

Stempel · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromStempel
  2. German · borrowed fromStempel
  3. English todayStempel

Borrowed from German Stempel.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*stampōn all →

stamp

Proto-Germanic*stampōną all →

stampstampedeÉtampes

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