Where does “stiksav” come from?

stiksav (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.

stiksav (Danish): jigsaw

Definitions

  1. jigsaw

Ancestry of “stiksav”, step by step

stiksav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stikke

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

via Danish sav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsava saw; imperative of save
2Old Norsesǫgsaw
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →