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Where does “stokkr” come from?

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

stokkr (Old Norse): tree-trunk

Definitions

  1. tree-trunk

Ancestry of “stokkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stokkr”

  • Stockholm
  • Stockholmer
  • Stockholm
  • uppotukki
  • tukki
  • tukin
  • tukkimies
  • tukkimiehentäi
  • tukinuitto
  • Estocolm
  • ストックホルム
  • Stockholm
  • stockholmsrim
  • stockholmsk
  • stock
  • stockholmare
  • Stockholm
  • Sztokholm
  • tømmerstokk
  • målestokk
  • stokk
  • stokke
  • kortstokk
  • eggstokk
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