Where does “kerkstuk” come from?

kerkstuk (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.

kerkstuk (Dutch): church play/skit

Definitions

  1. church play/skit

Ancestry of “kerkstuk”, step by step

kerkstuk 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 kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine
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