Where does “Stechwinde” come from?

Stechwinde (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.

Stechwinde (German): greenbrier (Smilax gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. greenbrier (Smilax gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “Stechwinde”, step by step

Stechwinde 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 winde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwindeinflection of winden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwinde—
3Old High Germanwindawinch
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →