Where does “sticks” come from?
Stick comes from Middle English stikke, Old English sticca, Proto-Germanic stikkô, and Proto-Indo-European stig-, a root meaning to pierce or point.
sticks (English): plural of stick; API pl; rural terrain,...
Definitions
- plural of stick; API pl; rural terrain,...
Ancestry of “sticks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 2 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 3 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | — |
Words derived from “sticks”