Where does “etiquette” come from?

Etiquette comes from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette and estiquier, from Old French estachier via Frankish stakka and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stig-.

etiquette (English): The forms required by a good upbringing, or...

Definitions

  1. The forms required by a good upbringing, or...

Ancestry of “etiquette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
2Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
3Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
4Frankishstikkan—
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “etiquette”

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