Where does “stockade” come from?
Stockade comes from French estocade and Italian stoccada, terms originally referring to a thrust or stab in fencing.
stockade (English): an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts;...
Definitions
- an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts;...
Ancestry of “stockade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | estocade | the mortal impalement of a bull |
| 2 | Spanish | estocada | thrust by a rapier or smallsword; wound caused... |
| 3 | Spanish | estoque | rapier; the tip of a sword; sword used to kill... |
| 4 | Old French | estoc | rapier; end of a sword, rapier; the point of a... |
| 5 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |