Where does “Einstich” come from?

Einstich (German) comes from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Einstich (German): puncture, prick

Definitions

  1. puncture, prick

Ancestry of “Einstich”, step by step

Einstich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich—
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Einstich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →