Where does “tumstock” come from?

tumstock (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.

tumstock (Swedish): a foldable ruler (commonly one or two meters long and graduated in both inches and centimeters)

Definitions

  1. a foldable ruler (commonly one or two meters long and graduated in both inches and centimeters)

Ancestry of “tumstock”, step by step

tumstock 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 tum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtuminch; a measure of length
2Old Swedishtumme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →