Bavarian

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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). Cognates include German stoßen, Old Norse stauta and steyta (whence Danish støde), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stessn (past participle gstessn)

  1. (transitive) to push, to shove, to jostle, to elbow

Conjugation

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