Where does “stinga” come from?
stinga (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.
stinga (Faroese): to sting
Ancestry of “stinga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stinga | to put, to stick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stinganą | to stick out; protrude; to sting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ste(n)gʰ- | to stick |