Where does “stocksåg” come from?

stocksåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish stock, from Old Swedish stokker, from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stocksåg (Swedish): crosscut saw

Definitions

  1. crosscut saw

Ancestry of “stocksåg”, step by step

stocksåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstocka log; a stock; a pack of snus, usually ten,...
2Old Swedishstokkertree trunk; log
3Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
4Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Swedish såg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsågsaw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting...
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →