Where does “stok” come from?

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

stok (Danish): cane; stalk, stem

Definitions

  1. cane; stalk, stem

Ancestry of “stok”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stok

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