Etymograph

English

rockstop

From rock + stop.

A compound of rock + stop

Old English *rocc

Middle English rocke ‘rock formation’

English rock

Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn ‘to stop’

Old English stoppian ‘to stop’

Middle English stoppen ‘to stop’

English stop

Today it means

noun A padded disk placed under the endpin of a cello or string bass, to keep the instrument in place without damaging the floor.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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