Where does “bæverstok” come from?

bæverstok (Danish) comes from Danish stok, from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

bæverstok (Danish): beaver stick

Definitions

  1. beaver stick

Ancestry of “bæverstok”, step by step

bæverstok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstokcane; stalk, stem
2Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Danish bæver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbæverbeaver mammal
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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