Where does “cleversticks” come from?

cleversticks (English) comes from English sticks, from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.

cleversticks (English): A clever clogs or smart aleck

Definitions

  1. A clever clogs or smart aleck

Ancestry of “cleversticks”, step by step

cleversticks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sticks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsticksplural of stick; API pl; rural terrain,...
2EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
3Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
4Old Englishsticcastick
5Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole

via English clever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcleverNimble with hands or body; skillful; adept;...
2Middle Englishclivertenacious
3Old Englishcliferclaw, hand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō →