Where does “steck” come from?
steck (English) comes from Middle English stic, from Middle Dutch stucke, from Old Dutch stukki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
steck (English): A piece or an item
Ancestry of “steck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | stic | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stucke | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stukki | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |