Where does “Stockfleck” come from?

Stockfleck (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.

Stockfleck (German): (plural) foxing

Definitions

  1. (plural) foxing

Ancestry of “Stockfleck”, step by step

Stockfleck 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 fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →