Where does “stukkie” come from?

stukkie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans stuk, from Dutch stuk, from Middle Dutch stucke, from Old Dutch stukki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stukkie (Afrikaans): Diminutive of stuk: little piece; a girl,...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of stuk: little piece; a girl,...

Ancestry of “stukkie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansstukA piece, part
2DutchstukA piece, part, share; A theatrical piece, play,...
3Middle Dutchstucke—
4Old Dutchstukki—
5Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
6Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stukkie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →