English
estoc
Estoc comes from French estoc ‘a kind of sword, rapier’, from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn ‘to push, thrust’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewg-‘to beat, push’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stukōną‘to push, to thrust’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stokōn‘to push, thrust’reconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentestoc‘a kind of sword, rapier’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewg-‘to beat, push’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stukōną‘to push, to thrust’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stokōn‘to push, thrust’reconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentestoc‘a kind of sword, rapier’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- ‘to beat, push’
through Proto-Germanic *stukōną ‘to push, to thrust’
through Proto-West Germanic *stokōn ‘to push, thrust’
Today it means
noun A type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- / estoc