Where does “wurgstokje” come from?

wurgstokje (Dutch) comes from Dutch wurgen, from Middle Dutch worgen, from Old Dutch wurgen, from Proto-Germanic wurgijaną, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wurgstokje (Dutch): nunchaku

Definitions

  1. nunchaku

Ancestry of “wurgstokje”, step by step

wurgstokje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wurgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwurgento strangle, to strangulate
2Middle Dutchworgen—
3Old Dutchwurgento strangle
4Proto-Germanicwurgijanąto strangle
5Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Dutch stokje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokjebaton; chopstick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →