Where does “Stoker” come from?

Stoker (English) comes from Dutch stoker, from Middle Dutch stoker, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Stoker (English): A person who stoke, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boiler

Definitions

  1. A person who stoke, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boiler

Ancestry of “Stoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokerstoker, one who stokes fuel; agitator, one who...
2Middle Dutchstokerstoker
3Middle Dutchstōken—
4Old Dutchstokon—
5Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Stoker”

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