Where does “slagterstik” come from?

slagterstik (Danish) comes from Danish stik, from Danish stikke, from Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

slagterstik (Danish): handcuff knot

Definitions

  1. handcuff knot

Ancestry of “slagterstik”, step by step

slagterstik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstikprick, stab; sting
2Danishstikkestick; put; thrust
3Middle Low Germanstecken
4Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
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 slagter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslagterbutcher
2Middle Low Germanslachterbutcher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stikanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic stekan