Where does “stik” come from?

stik (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch stic, from Middle Dutch stuc, 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.

stik (West Flemish): part; piece, fragment, component

Definitions

  1. part; piece, fragment, component

Ancestry of “stik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstic—
2Middle Dutchstuc—
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 →