Where does “styge” come from?

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

styge (Finnish): track song or other relatively short piece of music

Definitions

  1. track song or other relatively short piece of music

Ancestry of “styge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-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 →