Where does “stowk” come from?
stowk (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German stûke, from German stûken, from Old Saxon stūkan, from Proto-Germanic stūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “stowk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stûke | — |
| 2 | German | stûken | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | stūkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stūkaną | to be stiff, push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stowk”