Where does “stück” come from?
stück (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “stück”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | stücke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |