Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German stōzen, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stówd-e-ti, an o-grade intensive formation from *(s)tewd- (to hit, push).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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שטויסן (shtoysn) (past participle געשטויסן (geshtoysn))

  1. to push, to shove
  2. to crush, to pound

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