Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. · An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping. · A device for imprinting designs. · A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stampōną Proto-Germanic *stampijaną? Proto-West Germanic *stampijander. Old English stempan Old English *stampian Middle English stampen English stamp From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”), Occitan estampar, Polish stąpać (“to step, treat”). See also stomp, step. Marks indicating that postage had been paid were originally made by stamping the item to be mailed; when affixed pieces of paper were introduced for this purpose, the term “stamp” was transferred to cover this new form.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionstampenenm
- Inherited-form mention*stampianang
- Cognate mentionstempanang
- Inherited-form mention*stampōngmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*stampōnągem-pro
- Derivation mention*stemb-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionstampennl
- Cognate mentionstampfende
- Cognate mentionstampeda
- Cognate mentionstampasv
- Cognate mentionestamparoc
- Cognate mentionstąpaćpl
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"An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.",
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