Where does “stycke” come from?

stycke (Swedish) comes from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stycke (Swedish): a piece; a paragraph

Definitions

  1. a piece; a paragraph

Ancestry of “stycke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
2Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stycke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-