Where does “Prachtstück” come from?

Prachtstück (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.

Prachtstück (German): a gem, showpiece something worth being shown

Definitions

  1. a gem, showpiece something worth being shown

Ancestry of “Prachtstück”, step by step

Prachtstück 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 pracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprachtsplendor, resplendence, magnificence, pomp
2Middle High Germanbraht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →