Where does “Alpenstock” come from?

Alpenstock (German) comes from German Stock, from Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “Alpenstock”, step by step

Alpenstock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStockstick
2Middle High Germanstoc—
3Old High Germanstoc—
4Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

Words derived from “Alpenstock”

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