Where does “stoke” come from?

Stoke comes from Middle Dutch stoken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teug-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-.

stoke (English): To poke, pierce, thrust; To feed, stir up,...

Definitions

  1. To poke, pierce, thrust; To feed, stir up,...

Ancestry of “stoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstoken—
2Middle Dutchstōken—
3Old Dutchstokon—
4Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukōną →