Where does “stift” come from?
stift (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift.
stift (Dutch): graphite core of a pencil; a felt-tip pen, a...
Definitions
- graphite core of a pencil; a felt-tip pen, a...
Ancestry of “stift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | stifte | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | stift | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stift | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stift | — |
Words derived from “stift”