Where does “puzzelstuk” come from?

puzzelstuk (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.

puzzelstuk (Dutch): puzzle piece

Definitions

  1. puzzle piece

Ancestry of “puzzelstuk”, step by step

puzzelstuk 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 puzzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpuzzelpuzzle; riddle, intellectual challenge
2EnglishpuzzleAnything that is difficult to understand or make...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →
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