English
Stamp
Stamp comes from Middle Low German stampen ‘to crush, pestle’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *stampōną ‘to stamp’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stampōną‘to stamp’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stampōnreconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200same formreconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600stampen‘to crush, pestle’
- EnglishtodayStamp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stampōną‘to stamp’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stampōnreconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200same formreconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600stampen‘to crush, pestle’
- EnglishtodayStamp
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *stampōną
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stampōną / Stamp