Where does “Stack” come from?

Stack (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Stack (Luxembourgish): floor, storey, level; apartment block; potted...

Definitions

  1. floor, storey, level; apartment block; potted...

Ancestry of “Stack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstoc—
2Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Stack”

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