Where does “Achselstück” come from?

Achselstück (German) comes from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Achselstück (German): epaulet, epaulette

Definitions

  1. epaulet, epaulette

Ancestry of “Achselstück”, step by step

Achselstück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstück—
2Middle High Germanstückepiece
3Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German Achsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchselarmpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint
2Old High Germanahsala—
3Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →