Etymology

rudderstock

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Today it means: The axle connected to the rudder. Full definition →

English stock ← Middle English stok ← Old English stocc
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*rōaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
  6. Old Englishrōþor
  7. Middle Englishrother
  8. Englishrudder
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*stikaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*stukkaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*stokk
  13. Old Englishstocc
  14. Middle Englishstok
  15. Englishstock
  16. English todayrudderstock

From rudder + stock.

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