Where does “souche” come from?

souche (French) comes from Middle French souche, from Old French çoche, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca, from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

souche (French): stump; strain; root

Definitions

  1. stump; strain; root

Ancestry of “souche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsouche—
2Old Frenchçoche—
3Vulgar Latin*tsucca—
4Gaulishtsukka—
5Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “souche”

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