Where does “Stoßstange” come from?

Stoßstange (German) comes from German Stange, from Old High German stanga, from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Stoßstange (German): bumper (of vehicle)

Definitions

  1. bumper (of vehicle)

Ancestry of “Stoßstange”, step by step

Stoßstange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

via German Stoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoßpush; the rectrices
2Old High Germanstoz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →