Where does “Krückstock” come from?

Krückstock (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.

Krückstock (German): walking stick

Definitions

  1. walking stick

Ancestry of “Krückstock”, step by step

Krückstock 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 Krücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrückecrutch; crotch; prop; laggard, snail
2Middle High Germankrücke—
3Old High Germankrucka—
4Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
6Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →