'suddenly-stopped' originates from the combination of 'suddenly' and 'stopped', where 'suddenly' comes from Middle English 'sodein', meaning 'unexpected', and 'stopped' from Old English 'stoppian', meaning 'to block'.

'sodein' transformed into 'sudden' in Middle English, and 'stoppian' evolved into 'stop', eventually forming the modern English phrase 'suddenly-stopped'.

Initially, 'suddenly' meant 'unexpectedly', and 'stopped' meant 'to block', but together they evolved to mean 'to halt abruptly'.