Where does “Stöck” come from?

Stöck (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, 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.

Stöck (Central Franconian): piece; plural of Stock

Definitions

  1. piece; plural of Stock

Ancestry of “Stöck”, step by step

Stöck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German stücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstückepiece
2Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
3Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Middle High German stoc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstoc—
2Old High Germanstoc—
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →
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