Where does “*stokk” come from?
*stokk (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “*stokk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |