Where does “Zauberstock” come from?

Zauberstock (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.

Zauberstock (German): magic wand

Definitions

  1. magic wand

Ancestry of “Zauberstock”, step by step

Zauberstock 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 Zauber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZaubermagic; spell
2Middle High Germanzouber—
3Old High Germanzoubar—
4Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →