Where does “stingerless” come from?
stingerless (English) comes from English stinger, from English sting, from Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.
stingerless (English): Having no stinger
Definitions
- Having no stinger
Ancestry of “stingerless”, step by step
stingerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stinger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stinger | A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used... |
| 2 | English | sting | A bump left on the skin after having been stung;... |
| 3 | Middle English | stingen | To impale or gore with a piercing instrument; To... |
| 4 | Old English | stingan | to stab; to sting |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stinganą | to stick out; protrude; to sting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ste(n)gʰ- | to stick |