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Where does “stockiness” come from?

stockiness (English) comes from English stocky, from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną — to push, to hit.

stockiness (English): The state or quality of being stocky

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being stocky

Ancestry of “stockiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockySturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
2EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
3Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
4Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
5Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
6Middle Dutchstōken—
7Old Dutchstokon—
8Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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