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
Ancestry of “Stok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | stok | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |