@Holy Mackerel, Gallitrot:

See here about Xoc & Shark: http://www.mesoweb.com/pari/publications/RT07/Xoc-OCR.pdf

Shark maybe from Xoc, and maybe the only Mayan word in English. The :jury is still out", as they say.

@jayles

NE rhyme

Well, has anyone thought about what one says when asking for some chewing gum?

"May I have a 'stick' of gum?"

All about Stück:

NG Stück, Stock

To unaddle a bit more:

BEEF > came into English about 1250-1300 A.D.

All about BEEF:

BEEF > came into English about 1250-1300 A.D.

All about STEAK:

New Eng. Steak (akin to stick, stake, stitch) steikir "is roasting", steikt/steikta/steikti "roasted"; ON stika "rod"; ON stikna "to be roasted or scorched"; ON steikari "a cook"); akin to OE sticca (n.), stician (v.) < PGmc. *stik- (-kon-), *stikkô, *stikkēn "to pierce, stab, prick, to be stuck with a sharp tool" > TZAKESEMEN, NE-TZAKESEMEN: I apply the fire to something, I light up

PIE *lēy-, *lēi-d- "to leave, to let" >>> PGmc. *lē-, *lētan- "to leave, to let" ----> Gothic *lētan "release, forgive"

I forgot to give the PGMC root:

PIE les- 'to lease, collect, pick up' ----> PGmc. *lisan- "gather" (see Gothic *lisan "collect, gather" ----> OE lesan, læs, lǣson, lesen "to lease" ----> New-Eng. lease "to glean, gather, collect, pick up/out"

PIE les- 'to lease, collect, pick up' ----> OE lesan, læs, lǣson, lesen "to lease" ----> New-Eng. lease "to glean, gather, collect, pick up/out"