stützen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃtʏtsən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to support, to underpin (to keep from falling)
- (reflexive) (with preposition auf) to use something or someone for support
- (transitive) to corroborate, to abet
- (with preposition auf) to rest, to lean
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German stütten derived from Middle High German understüzzen derived from Old High German untarstuzzen derived from Proto-Germanic *stuttijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stuttijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stotter English
- stut English
- Punkt German
- Rad German
- Stützpunkt German
- Stützrad German
- Unterstützer German
- Unterstützung German
- abstützen German
- unterstützen German
- onderstutten Dutch, Flemish
- stutten Dutch, Flemish
- *stuttijaną Proto-Germanic
- sparkstötting Swedish
- stötta Swedish
- untarstuzzen Old High German
- understüzzen Middle High German
- stütten Middle Low German