Where does “stokkur” come from?
stokkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stokkur (Icelandic): box
Ancestry of “stokkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stokkr | tree-trunk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stokkur”