Where does “fünfstöckig” come from?

fünfstöckig (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.

fünfstöckig (German): five-storey

Definitions

  1. five-storey

Ancestry of “fünfstöckig”, step by step

fünfstöckig 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 Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →