English
Stempel
Stempel comes from German Stempel ‘mark, imprint, trademark, brand, postmark’, and goes back to Old High German stemphal.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stemphal
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stempfel
- Germanc. 1650–presentStempel‘mark, imprint, trademark, brand, postmark’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050stemphal
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stempfel
- Germanc. 1650–presentStempel‘mark, imprint, trademark, brand, postmark’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old High German stemphal
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German stemphal / Stempel