Where does “stikka” come from?

stikka (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse støkkva, from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — to push.

stikka (Elfdalian): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “stikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestøkkva—
2Proto-Germanicstinkwanąto hit; thrust; clash; to emit a smell; stink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʷ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinkwaną →Every word from Old Norse støkkva →