Where does “wortelstok” come from?

wortelstok (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.

wortelstok (Dutch): rhizome

Definitions

  1. rhizome

Ancestry of “wortelstok”, step by step

wortelstok 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 wortel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwortelcarrot; root; square root, root
2Middle Dutchworteleroot; edible root
3Old Dutchwurtala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →
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