Where does “eggstokk” come from?

eggstokk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stokk, from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

eggstokk (Norwegian Bokmål): an ovary

Definitions

  1. an ovary

Ancestry of “eggstokk”, step by step

eggstokk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstokkstokk døv - stone deaf; stokk konservativ -...
2Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Norwegian Bokmål egg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleggan egg; edge
2Old Norseeggegg; edge
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →
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