Where does “Stockflinte” come from?

Stockflinte (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.

Stockflinte (German): cane gun gun disguised as a cane

Definitions

  1. cane gun gun disguised as a cane

Ancestry of “Stockflinte”, step by step

Stockflinte 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 Flinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlinteshotgun
2Swedishflintaflint (mineral)
3Middle Low Germanvlint—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →