stützen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to support, to underpin (to keep from falling)
- (reflexive, weak) (with preposition auf) to use something or someone for support
- (transitive, weak) to corroborate, to abet
- (weak) to rest, to lean
Concepts
become taut
keep well
wear well
be durable
become stiff
insist on
Synonyms
abhängig sein
aufstützen
aussteifen
absteifen
mehr Nachdruck verleihen
beköstigen
sich stemmen
aufbocken
sich behaupten
sich halten
Translations
sostenere
ondersteunen
apoyar
appuyer
apoiar
desteklemekFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtʏtsən/
Etymology
In summary
Attested as a simplex since the 17th century. Probably after Middle Low German stütten as a backformation from inherited unterstützen, from Middle High German understüzzen, from Old High German untarstuzzen, eventually from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. See also Dutch stutten (“to support”), and, by borrowing from Low German, Norwegian støtte, Swedish stötta, and (probably) dialectal English stut (“to support”). The verb is related with Proto-Germanic *stuþs, whence English stud (“rotrusion; post”).
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