Where does “Stichelei” come from?
Stichelei (German) comes from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
Stichelei (German): mockery, quib, jab, taunt
Definitions
- mockery, quib, jab, taunt
Ancestry of “Stichelei”, step by step
Stichelei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 2 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 3 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via German sticheln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sticheln | to tease, to provoke, to banter |
| 2 | German | stechen | to be sharp, to stick out |
| 3 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |