stot

stot · noun¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stott
2. Old English · inherited fromstott“a hack, jade, or worthless horse”
3. Middle English · inherited fromstot
4. English todaystot

From Middle English stot, from Old English stott (“a hack, jade, or worthless horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *stott, *stutt, of uncertain origin; yet, probably related to Old Norse stútr (“young bull, steer”) (whence Danish stud (“a castrated bull, steer”), Swedish stut (“a steer”)). Compare also English stoat.

stot · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)tewd-
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*stautaną“to push, jolt, bump”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*stautan
4. Old Saxon · derived fromstōtan
5. Middle Low German · derived fromstôten
6. Middle Dutch · derived fromstoten“to push”
7. English todaystot

Likely derived from Middle Dutch stoten (“to push”) or Middle Low German stôten, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną (“to push, jolt, bump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Also compare Middle English steten (“to thrust, strike, push, knock down”), Old Norse stauta and steyta (whence Danish støde), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan), Old Saxon stotan; as well, modern English stutter.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• –16th c. To strike, push, shove.