Where does “Eckstoß” come from?

Eckstoß (German) comes from German ecke, from Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Eckstoß (German): corner kick

Definitions

  1. corner kick

Ancestry of “Eckstoß”, step by step

Eckstoß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via German Stoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoßpush; the rectrices
2Old High Germanstoz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →