Where does “Stechschritt” come from?

Stechschritt (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.

Stechschritt (German): goose-step style of marching

Definitions

  1. goose-step style of marching

Ancestry of “Stechschritt”, step by step

Stechschritt 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 Schritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrittstep, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...
2Proto-Germanicskridiz—
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →