Where does “vestock” come from?

vestock (English) comes from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

vestock (English): A long clerical stock piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar that reaches the waist

Definitions

  1. A long clerical stock piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar that reaches the waist

Ancestry of “vestock”, step by step

vestock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
2Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
3Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
4Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
5Middle Dutchstōken
6Old Dutchstokon
7Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English vest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvestA loose robe or outer garment worn historically...
2Frenchvestejacket
3Italianvestedress; clothes; appearance, capacity
4Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-
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