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...
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- A person who stokes, especially one on a...
Ancestry of “stoker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | stoker | stoker |
| 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 |