Where does “Gehstock” come from?

Gehstock (German) comes from German gehen, from Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Gehstock (German): a walking stick or a trekking pole

Definitions

  1. a walking stick or a trekking pole

Ancestry of “Gehstock”, step by step

Gehstock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangehento go, to walk; to leave; to leave, to take off
2Middle High Germangānto go
3Old High Germangānto go
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →
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