Where does “Zweipfennigstück” come from?

Zweipfennigstück (German) comes from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Zweipfennigstück (German): a German two-pfennig coin, a two-pfennig piece

Definitions

  1. a German two-pfennig coin, a two-pfennig piece

Ancestry of “Zweipfennigstück”, step by step

Zweipfennigstück traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German stück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstück—
2Middle High Germanstückepiece
3Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Pfennig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfennigpfennig; penny
2Middle High Germanpfennic—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →