Where does “stokkur” come from?

stokkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stokkur (Faroese): beam

Definitions

  1. beam

Ancestry of “stokkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
2Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →
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