Where does “bestikkelig” come from?

bestikkelig (Danish) comes from Danish bestikke, from German bestechen, from German stechen, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

bestikkelig (Danish): corruptible, bribable, venal

Definitions

  1. corruptible, bribable, venal

Ancestry of “bestikkelig”, step by step

bestikkelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bestikke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestikketo bribe, buy off
2Germanbestechento bribe; to win over
3Germanstechento be sharp, to stick out
4Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
5Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “bestikkelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →