Where does “schticky” come from?
schticky (English) comes from English schtick, from Yiddish שטיק, from Russian штык, from Ukrainian штик, from Polish sztych, from German stich, from Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih — to be sharp; to sting.
schticky (English): Alternative form of shticky
Definitions
- Alternative form of shticky
Ancestry of “schticky”, step by step
schticky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schtick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schtick | Alternative spelling of shtick |
| 2 | Yiddish | שטיק | piece; trick; act, shtick |
| 3 | Russian | штык | bayonet; foot soldier, infantryman; blade |
| 4 | Ukrainian | штик | — |
| 5 | Polish | sztych | point |
| 6 | German | stich | singular imperative of stechen |
| 7 | Middle High German | stich | — |
| 8 | Old High German | stih | prick, sting, stitch |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | stiki | prick, puncture |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stikiz | a sticking, prick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |