Where does “stoker” come from?

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

stoker (English): A person who stokes, especially one on a...

Definitions

  1. A person who stokes, especially one on a...

Ancestry of “stoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstokerstoker
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

Words derived from “stoker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukōną →