Where does “stikkan” come from?
stikkan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Ancestry of “stikkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “stikkan”