Where does “Stichwunde” come from?

Stichwunde (German) comes from German stich, from Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stichwunde (German): stab wound

Definitions

  1. stab wound

Ancestry of “Stichwunde”, step by step

Stichwunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich—
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German Wunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundesore, wound
2Middle High Germanwunde—
3Old High Germanwunta—
4Proto-Germanicwundōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stiki →