Where does “stikker” come from?

stikker (Danish) comes 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.

stikker (Danish): An informer, a snitch; present of stikke

Definitions

  1. An informer, a snitch; present of stikke

Ancestry of “stikker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstikkestick; put; thrust
2Middle Low Germanstecken—
3Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →