Where does “tømmerstik” come from?

tømmerstik (Danish) comes from Danish stik, from Danish stikke, from Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

tømmerstik (Danish): timber hitch

Definitions

  1. timber hitch

Ancestry of “tømmerstik”, step by step

tømmerstik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstikprick, stab; sting
2Danishstikkestick; put; thrust
3Middle Low Germanstecken—
4Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
5Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Danish tømmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtømmertimber
2Old Danishtymbærtimber
3Old Norsetimbrtimber
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →