Where does “Stoke” come from?
Stoke comes from Old English stoc, derived from Proto-Germanic stukką, a term of uncertain ultimate origin whose earliest sense remains unknown.
Stoke (English): a city in Staffordshire, England
Definitions
- a city in Staffordshire, England
Ancestry of “Stoke”, step by step
Stoke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stoker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stoker | A person who stoke, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boiler |
| 2 | Dutch | stoker | stoker, one who stokes fuel; agitator, one who... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stoker | stoker |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Old English stoc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | stoc | house, dwelling; place; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stukką | — |
via Middle English stoken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stoken | — |