Where does “stingy” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided contains only "English sting" repeated eight times, which doesn't show how "stingy" derives from "sting" or trace back to any older languages. A valid etymology chain needs to show actual language progression (like Old English → Proto-Germanic → Proto-Indo-European) with different forms at each stage. Could you provide the actual etymology chain for "stingy"?
stingy (English): Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous;...
Definitions
- Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous;...