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

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “Stock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstoc—
2Old High Germanstoc—
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Stock”

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