Stop

Morpheme

Stop

Type

free base

Denotation

end, cease, close, obstruct

Etymology

Middle English stoppen; Old English stoppian

Evidence

backstop, doorstop, firestop, restop, shortstop, showstopping, stop, stopblock, stopclock, stopgap, stopless, stoplight, stoplog, stopover, stoppable, stoppage, stopped, stopper, stopping, stops, stopstreet, stopwatch, stopwatches, unstop, unstoppable, unstopped