Where does “stücke” come from?

stücke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stücke (Middle High German): piece

Definitions

  1. piece

Ancestry of “stücke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
2Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stücke”

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