stoke
English
/stəʊk/, /stoʊk/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To poke, pierce, thrust.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stoken derived from Middle Dutch stoken (thrust, poke, incite, jab, stoke) derived from Middle Low German stoken (stab, prickle, thrust, poke) derived from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (push, be stiff, thrust) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (push, beat, shock, impact, butt, thrust, pound, hit) derived from Old French estoquer.
Origin
Old French
estoquer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- centistoke English
- hold English
- hole English
- restoke English
- stokehold English
- stokehole English
- stoker English
- stocco Italian
- stookgat Dutch, Flemish
- στυγνός Ancient Greek
- *(s)teug- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *stukkiją Proto-Germanic
- *stukōną Proto-Germanic
- *stūkaną Proto-Germanic
- stoken Middle English
- estoc Old French
- estoquer Old French
- stoken Middle Dutch
- stoker Middle Dutch
- stôtchi Norman
- stoken Middle High German
- *stokon Old Dutch
- stoken Middle Low German