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Where does “styċċe” come from?

styċċe (Old English) comes 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.

styċċe (Old English): piece, fragment; small piece of money; bit; piece

Definitions

  1. piece, fragment; small piece of money; bit; piece

Ancestry of “styċċe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “styċċe”

  • stucche
  • styccemælum
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