Where does “shtick” come from?
shtick (English) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic stiki — to be sharp; to sting.
shtick (English): a generally humorous routine; A characteristic...
Definitions
- a generally humorous routine; A characteristic...
Ancestry of “shtick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שטיק | piece; trick; act, shtick |
| 2 | Russian | штык | bayonet; foot soldier, infantryman; blade |
| 3 | Ukrainian | штик | — |
| 4 | Polish | sztych | — |
| 5 | German | stich | singular imperative of stechen |
| 6 | Middle High German | stich | — |
| 7 | Old High German | stih | prick, sting, stitch |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | stiki | prick, puncture |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stikiz | a sticking, prick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “shtick”