Where does “nikkelstuk” come from?

nikkelstuk (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.

nikkelstuk (Dutch): a nickel or any coin made from the element nickel

Definitions

  1. a nickel or any coin made from the element nickel

Ancestry of “nikkelstuk”, step by step

nikkelstuk 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 nikkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnikkelnickel
2GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs
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