Where does “stockdämlich” come from?

stockdämlich (German) comes from German stock-, 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.

stockdämlich (German): extremely stupid

Definitions

  1. extremely stupid

Ancestry of “stockdämlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstock-Used to emphasize
2GermanStockstick
3Middle High Germanstoc—
4Old High Germanstoc—
5Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →