Where does “Stekel” come from?

Stekel (English) comes from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “Stekel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
2Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Stekel”

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