stochern

== German == === Etymology === 16th century, from archaic stochen (“to stir, stoke”) +‎ -ern (frequentative suffix). Said verb is derived from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn (whence English stoke), possibly through Middle Low German stōken. See stochen for more. Ultimately related with stoßen (“to thrust”) and Stock (“stick”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔxəʁn/, [ˈʃtɔ.χɐn] === Verb === stochern (weak, third-person singular present stochert, past tense stocherte, past participle gestochert, auxiliary haben) to poke, pick ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== durchstochern herumstochern Stocherer Stocherei, Gestocher Zahnstocher === Further reading === “stochern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “stochern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “stochern” in Duden online “stochern” in OpenThesaurus.de