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.
cleversticks (English): A clever clogs or smart aleck
Definitions
- A clever clogs or smart aleck
Ancestry of “cleversticks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sticks | plural of stick; API pl; rural terrain,... |
| 2 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 3 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 4 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | — |