Where does “Stieglitz” come from?

Stieglitz (German) comes from Middle High German stigliz, from Old Czech stehlec, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Stieglitz (German): European goldfinch

Definitions

  1. European goldfinch

Ancestry of “Stieglitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstigliz—
2Old Czechstehlecgoldfinch (bird)
3Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Stieglitz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →
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