Where does “stokehold” come from?
stokehold (English) comes from English Stoke, from English Stoker, from Dutch stoker, from Middle Dutch stoker, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
stokehold (English): A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked
Definitions
- A chamber where a ship's furnaces are stoked
Ancestry of “stokehold”, step by step
stokehold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stoke | a city in Staffordshire, England |
| 2 | English | Stoker | A person who stoke, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boiler |
| 3 | Dutch | stoker | stoker, one who stokes fuel; agitator, one who... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stoker | stoker |
| 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 |
via English hold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hold | To grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To... |
| 2 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 3 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 4 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |