Where does “šrafštok” come from?

šrafštok (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schraubstock, from German Stock, from Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

šrafštok (Serbo-Croatian): vise

Definitions

  1. vise

Ancestry of “šrafštok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchraubstockvise, vice
2GermanStockstick
3Middle High Germanstoc—
4Old High Germanstoc—
5Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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