Where does “Steckhalma” come from?
Steckhalma (German) comes from German Stecken, from Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, 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.
Steckhalma (German): peg solitaire board game for one player
Definitions
- peg solitaire board game for one player
Ancestry of “Steckhalma”, step by step
Steckhalma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stecken | stick |
| 2 | Middle High German | stecken | to stick, to pin, to fasten (by piercing) |
| 3 | Old High German | steckōn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via German Halma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halma | halma; Chinese checkers |
| 2 | English | Halma | A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἅλμα | spring, leap, jump; jumping, as an athletic... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μα | Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |