Where does “Stock” come from?
Stock (German) comes 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.
Stock (German): stick, staff, broken-off twig; floor, storey ,...
Definitions
- stick, staff, broken-off twig; floor, storey ,...
Ancestry of “Stock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | stoc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | stoc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “Stock”