Where does “Rebstock” come from?

Rebstock (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.

Rebstock (German): grapevine

Definitions

  1. grapevine

Ancestry of “Rebstock”, step by step

Rebstock 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 rebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrebevine, grape
2Middle High Germanrebeoffshoot, bud
3Old High Germanrebaa grape
4Proto-West Germanic*rebāivy; tendril, creeper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →