Where does “toneelstuk” come from?

toneelstuk (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.

toneelstuk (Dutch): play (artistic genre in which actors enact a story in front of a live audience)

Definitions

  1. play (artistic genre in which actors enact a story in front of a live audience)

Ancestry of “toneelstuk”, step by step

toneelstuk 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 toneel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoneelstage, scene, place for a performance in front of...
2Middle Dutchtineel—
3Old Frenchtinel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →