Where does “Spannstock” come from?

Spannstock (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.

Spannstock (German): vise clamping tool

Definitions

  1. vise clamping tool

Ancestry of “Spannstock”, step by step

Spannstock 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 spannen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspannento stretch; to tighten; to tension
2Middle High Germanspannento stretch, tighten
3Old High Germanspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →