Where does “stoker” come from?

stoker (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stoker (Middle Dutch): stoker

Definitions

  1. stoker

Ancestry of “stoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstōken—
2Old Dutchstokon—
3Proto-Germanicstukōnąto push, to thrust
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stoker”

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