Where does “chouk” come from?

chouk (Haitian Creole) comes from Norman chouque, from Old French chocq, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca, from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

chouk (Haitian Creole): stump of a tree, tooth, etc

Definitions

  1. stump of a tree, tooth, etc

Ancestry of “chouk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanchouque—
2Old Frenchchocq—
3Vulgar Latin*tsucca—
4Gaulishtsukka—
5Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “chouk”

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