Where does “Einpfennigstück” come from?

Einpfennigstück (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.

Einpfennigstück (German): a German one-pfennig coin, a one-pfennig piece

Definitions

  1. a German one-pfennig coin, a one-pfennig piece

Ancestry of “Einpfennigstück”, step by step

Einpfennigstück traces back through 3 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 ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German Pfennig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfennigpfennig; penny
2Middle High Germanpfennic—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →