Where does “stikke” come from?
stikke (Danish) comes 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.
stikke (Danish): stick; put; thrust
Ancestry of “stikke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stecken | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | stekan | to stick; to stab; to stitch |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “stikke”