Where does “Schwanzstück” come from?

Schwanzstück (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.

Schwanzstück (German): top sirloin

Definitions

  1. top sirloin

Ancestry of “Schwanzstück”, step by step

Schwanzstück 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 schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwanztail
2Middle High Germanswanztail
3Middle High Germanswanzento swing
4Middle High Germanswanken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →