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Where does “stock” come from?

stock (French) comes from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

stock (French): stock, goods in supply; stock, a reserve; Supply...

Definitions

  1. stock, goods in supply; stock, a reserve; Supply...

Ancestry of “stock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockA store or supply; The capital raised by a...
2Italianstoccatahit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,...
3Italianstoccareto stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or...
4Italianstoccotuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs...
5Middle Dutchstōken—
6Old Dutchstokon—
7Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stock”

  • stocks
  • stocker
  • stockage
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