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
- To poke, pierce, thrust; To feed, stir up,...
Ancestry of “stoke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stoken | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stoke”