Where does “muștiuc” come from?

muștiuc (Romanian) comes from German Mundstück, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, 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.

muștiuc (Romanian): mouthpiece

Definitions

  1. mouthpiece

Ancestry of “muștiuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMundstückmouthpiece; bit
2Germanstück—
3Middle High Germanstückepiece
4Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
5Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
6Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →