Where does “sticktight” come from?

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

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “sticktight”, step by step

sticktight 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 tight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtightFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open;...
2Middle Englishtight—
3Old Englishþiht—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō →