Where does “steik” come from?

steik (Scots) comes from Middle English stic, from Middle Dutch stucke, from Old Dutch stukki, 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.

steik (Scots): a piece; a piece or item of goods; a small number...

Definitions

  1. a piece; a piece or item of goods; a small number...

Ancestry of “steik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstic—
2Middle Dutchstucke—
3Old Dutchstukki—
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-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 →