Where does “steken” come from?

steken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stēken, from Old Dutch stecan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

steken (Dutch): to prick, sting; to stab, thrust; to insert, put...

Definitions

  1. to prick, sting; to stab, thrust; to insert, put...

Ancestry of “steken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstēkento prick, sting
2Old Dutchstecanto sting, to prick
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 “steken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →