Where does “stûken” come from?
stûken (German) comes from Old Saxon stūkan, from Proto-Germanic stūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “stûken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | stūkan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stūkaną | to be stiff, push |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |