Where does “stökkva” come from?

stökkva (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse støkkva, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stökkva (Icelandic): to jump, to leap

Definitions

  1. to jump, to leap

Ancestry of “stökkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestøkkva—
2Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse støkkva →