Where does “האָקיישטאָק” come from?

האָקיישטאָק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטאָק, 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.

האָקיישטאָק (Yiddish): hockey stick both for ice hockey and field hockey

Definitions

  1. hockey stick both for ice hockey and field hockey

Ancestry of “האָקיישטאָק”, step by step

האָקיישטאָק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שטאָק

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

via Yiddish האָקיי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאָקייhockey
2EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
3Frenchhoquethiccup
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