Where does “sammenstykke” come from?

sammenstykke (Danish) comes from Danish stykke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

sammenstykke (Danish): to piece together

Definitions

  1. to piece together

Ancestry of “sammenstykke”, step by step

sammenstykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stykke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstykkepiece; to divide into pieces
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Danish sammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsammentogether
2Old Danishsamæn—
3Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
4Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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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