Where does “pigstick” come from?
pigstick (English) comes from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.
pigstick (English): To stab; To hunt pigs; A waterjet disruptor used...
Definitions
- To stab; To hunt pigs; A waterjet disruptor used...
Ancestry of “pigstick”, step by step
pigstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 2 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 3 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | stick, pole |
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |