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Where does “Stücklein” come from?

Stücklein (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.

Stücklein (German): Diminutive of Stück

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Stück

Ancestry of “Stücklein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStückone, item, piece; piece; Something of artistic or...
2Middle High Germanstücke—
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

Words derived from “Stücklein”

  • štiklec
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