Where does “geldstuk” come from?

geldstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch stuk, from Middle Dutch stucke, from Old Dutch stukki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

geldstuk (Dutch): coin

Definitions

  1. coin

Ancestry of “geldstuk”, step by step

geldstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstukA piece, part, share; A theatrical piece, play,...
2Middle Dutchstucke—
3Old Dutchstukki—
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Dutch geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeldmoney; not pregnant; male
2Middle Dutchgelde—
3Old Norsegeldryielding no milk, dry; barren, yielding no milk
4Proto-Germanicgaldaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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