Where does “slipstitch” come from?

slipstitch (English) comes from English stitch, from Middle English sticchen, from Old English stiċċan, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.

slipstitch (English): A kind of stitch that is passed from the left...

Definitions

  1. A kind of stitch that is passed from the left...

Ancestry of “slipstitch”, step by step

slipstitch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen—
3Old Englishstiċċan—
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick

via English slip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
2Middle Dutchslippe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stikjaną →Every word from Old English stiċċan →Every word from Middle English sticchen →