Where does “frühstücken” come from?

frühstücken (German) comes from German Frühstück, 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.

frühstücken (German): to have breakfast; breakfast; to breakfast on;...

Definitions

  1. to have breakfast; breakfast; to breakfast on;...

Ancestry of “frühstücken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrühstückbreakfast
2Germanstück—
3Middle High Germanstückepiece
4Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
5Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
6Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “frühstücken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →