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

Definitions

  1. stick; put; thrust

Ancestry of “stikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstecken—
2Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stikke”

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