Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “støkkva” come from?

støkkva (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

Ancestry of “støkkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push

Words derived from “støkkva”

  • stikka
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