Where does “linstock” come from?

linstock (English) comes from English luntstock, from Dutch lontstok, from Dutch stok, from Middle Dutch stoc, from Old Dutch stok, from Frankish *stokk, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

linstock (English): A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the...

Definitions

  1. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the...

Ancestry of “linstock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishluntstock—
2Dutchlontstok—
3Dutchstokstick, natural or artificial; cane; deck, stock
4Middle Dutchstoc—
5Old Dutchstok—
6Frankish*stokk—
7Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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