Where does “stykki” come from?

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

stykki (Faroese): piece, bit, part, portion, section

Definitions

  1. piece, bit, part, portion, section

Ancestry of “stykki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
2Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
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 stukkiją →