Where does “Stechbeitel” come from?

Stechbeitel (German) comes from German stechen, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stechbeitel (German): chisel, wood chisel a tool for caving wood, etc

Definitions

  1. chisel, wood chisel a tool for caving wood, etc

Ancestry of “Stechbeitel”, step by step

Stechbeitel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstechento be sharp, to stick out
2Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German beitel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeitelchisel, wood chisel a tool for caving wood, etc
2Middle Low Germanbeitel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →