Where does “stick” come from?
Stick comes from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-Germanic stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European stig-.
stick (English): An elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
Definitions
- An elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
Ancestry of “stick”, step by step
stick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English stikke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 2 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | stick, pole |
via Middle English stick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stick | — |