steck

Meaning

Noun

• A piece or an item.

Origin

• From Middle English stiche, from Old English stycce ("a piece, bit"), from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją ("piece"). Cognate with Danish stykke ("piece"), Dutch stuk ("piece"), Faroese stykki ("piece"), German Stück ("piece"), Icelandic stykki ("piece"), Norwegian stykke ("piece"), Swedish stycke ("piece"). shtick, and shtuka. See also stock.