Where does “Stok” come from?

Stok (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stok, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Stok (Saterland Frisian): stock; stump

Definitions

  1. stock; stump

Ancestry of “Stok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstok—
2Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
4Proto-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 stukkaz →