Where does “gradestokk” come from?

gradestokk (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.

gradestokk (Norwegian Bokmål): a thermometer

Definitions

  1. a thermometer

Ancestry of “gradestokk”, step by step

gradestokk 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 grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgraddegree; an academic degree; rank
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →