Where does “Stick” come from?

Stick (Hunsrik) 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.

Stick (Hunsrik): piece

Definitions

  1. piece

Ancestry of “Stick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstückepiece
2Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
3Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-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 stukkiją →