Etymograph

English

steck

Steck comes from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī ‘piece’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *stukkiją.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stukkiją1‘piece’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stukkī1‘piece’reconstructed
  3. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*stukki1reconstructed
  4. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500stucke1
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stic1
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1537steck1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English steck
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1537, Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland:: “Two stecks of double Demy-ostage to hang about the…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stukkijąWiktionary, English steck‘piece’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stukkīWiktionary, English steck‘piece’reconstructed
  3. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*stukkiWiktionary, English steckreconstructed
  4. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500stuckeWiktionary, English steck
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sticWiktionary, English steck
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1537steckWiktionary, English steck. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1537, Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland:: “Two stecks of double Demy-ostage to hang about the…”

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *stikaną ‘to stick’

attack, stock, stitch, etiquette, detach, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *stukkiją ‘piece’

stucco, 1 more

through Proto-West Germanic *stukkī ‘piece’

shtick, schtick, 1 more

through Old Dutch *stukki

stick

Today it means

noun A piece or an item.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “steck”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stukkiją / steck

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