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
Ancestry of “wurgstokje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wurgen | to strangle, to strangulate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | worgen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wurgen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurgijaną | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |