stoßen

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃtoːsən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to push; to shove; to thrust
  • (transitive) to bump; to knock; to strike; to hurt
  • (reflexive) to take exception (to something)
  • (intransitive) to jolt; to kick; to thrust

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stōzen inherited from Old High German stōzan inherited from Proto-Germanic *stautaną (push, bump, jolt) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *stówd-e-ti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stówd-e-ti

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