Where does “stokslag” come from?

stokslag (Dutch) comes from Dutch slag, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

stokslag (Dutch): A cane stroke or hit with another type of stick,...

Definitions

  1. A cane stroke or hit with another type of stick,...

Ancestry of “stokslag”, step by step

stokslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchslagA blow, knock, strike; A stroke, limb movement;...
2Middle Dutchslachbeat
3Old Dutchslagsetback, misfortune
4Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
5Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
6Low Germanslagge
7Middle Low Germanslagge
8Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
9Old Saxonslāhanto hit
10Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
11Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Dutch stok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokstick, natural or artificial; cane; deck, stock
2Middle Dutchstoc
3Old Dutchstok
4Frankish*stokk
5Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-