Where does “tükk” come from?

tükk (Estonian) 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.

tükk (Estonian): piece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon

Definitions

  1. piece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon

Ancestry of “tükk”, step by step

tükk traces back through 3 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 Swedish stycke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop

via Middle Low German stucke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstuckepiece, part, fragment
2Old Saxonstukki—

Words derived from “tükk”

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