Where does “dolkstoot” come from?

dolkstoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch stoot, from Middle Dutch stôot, from Old Dutch stōt, from Proto-West Germanic stauti, from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

dolkstoot (Dutch): stab with a dagger

Definitions

  1. stab with a dagger

Ancestry of “dolkstoot”, step by step

dolkstoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstoota jab, punch, blow; a shot; a stab with a pointed...
2Middle Dutchstôot—
3Old Dutchstōt—
4Proto-West Germanicstautipush
5Proto-Germanicstautizpush
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Dutch dolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdolkA dagger, a relatively small, two-sided knife,...
2GermanDolchdagger
3Latindolōto hew, chop into shape
4Ancient Greekδόλοςtrick, deceit; wiles; bait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stautiz →