Re: [tied] Re: "stump," "stub," "shortened," "stunted," "blunt"

Is the word tamp "to press a substance down into
something (e.g. a pipe)" an s-less variety. And how
about tampon? which in French is "plug" I think. Are
these from Frankish?


--- urba_kestutis <urba_kestutis@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tolgs001"
> <george_st@...> wrote:
> >
> > Key words: "stump", "stub", "cut off (part/tip);
> cut short; stunted",
> > "blunt"
> >
> > Ger. /Stamm/ "trunk, stem"
> > Ger. /Stumpf/ "stump, stub; blunt" (< AHD /stumpf/
> < germ. /*stumb/ <
> > PIE /*stemb/ "Pfosten Baumstumpf")
> > Ger. /Stummel/ "stub" (< MHD /stummel, stumbel/ <
> AHD /stumbal/
> > "abgeschnittenes Stück, Stumpf")
>
> There is the Old prussian - "stabis" - the stone (I
> mean used to cut
> something) and still now - the name of the lake
> -Stabingis...
>
> Kest
>
>

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