Where does “stickhandler” come from?

stickhandler (English) comes from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.

stickhandler (English): A player who is skilled in stickhandling

Definitions

  1. A player who is skilled in stickhandling

Ancestry of “stickhandler”, step by step

stickhandler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
2Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
3Old Englishsticcastick
4Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole

via English handler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandlerOne who handles something or someone; A...
2Middle Englishhandler—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō →Every word from Old English sticca →Every word from Middle English stikke →