Where does “stik-” come from?

stik- (Dutch) comes from Dutch stikken, from Middle Dutch sticken, from Old Dutch *sticken, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.

stik- (Dutch): Informal intensifying prefix

Definitions

  1. Informal intensifying prefix

Ancestry of “stik-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstikkento choke, suffocate; to suffocate, to cause...
2Middle Dutchsticken—
3Old Dutch*stickento stick, to prick
4Proto-West Germanic*stikkjanto stick
5Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick

Words derived from “stik-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stikjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan →Every word from Old Dutch *sticken →