Where does “stockholding” come from?
stockholding (English) comes from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
stockholding (English): An ownership interest in one or more companies'...
Definitions
- An ownership interest in one or more companies'...
Ancestry of “stockholding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 2 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 4 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stockholding”