Where does “tømmerstokk” come from?

tømmerstokk (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.

tømmerstokk (Norwegian Bokmål): a log

Definitions

  1. a log

Ancestry of “tømmerstokk”, step by step

tømmerstokk 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 tømmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltømmertimber; present of tømme
2Old Norsetimbrtimber
3Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →