Where does “Kleidungsstück” come from?

Kleidungsstück (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.

Kleidungsstück (German): garment

Definitions

  1. garment

Ancestry of “Kleidungsstück”, step by step

Kleidungsstück 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 Kleidung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKleidungclothing; apparel; clothes
2Middle High Germankleidunge—
3Middle High Germankleidento clothe
4Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
5Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →