estamper

French

Alternative forms

  • étamper

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French estamper, stamper, étamper, from Old French estamper (to crush), from Frankish *stampôn (to crush) or Old High German stampfōn (modern German stampfen), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (to trample down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɑ̃.pe/
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Verb

estamper

  1. to emboss
  2. to stamp (mark by pressing quickly and heavily)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Spanish: estampar

References

  • Brosman, Paul (1999): The Rhine Franconian Element in Old French, p51
  • Skeat, Walter (2005): An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, p. 759

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