Where does “stuck” come from?

stuck (English) comes from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stuck (English): simple past tense and past participle of stick;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of stick;...

Ancestry of “stuck”, step by step

stuck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstück—
2Middle High Germanstückepiece
3Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Italian stucco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstuccostucco; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Italianstucco—

Words derived from “stuck”

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