Where does “trommelstok” come from?

trommelstok (Dutch) comes from Dutch stok, from Middle Dutch stoc, from Old Dutch stok, from Frankish *stokk, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

trommelstok (Dutch): a drumstick to play percussion

Definitions

  1. a drumstick to play percussion

Ancestry of “trommelstok”, step by step

trommelstok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch trommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrommeldrum, a type of percussion instrument; drum,...
2Middle Dutchtrommeldrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →