Where does “Stiel” come from?

Stiel (German) comes from Middle High German stil, from Old High German stil, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stiel (German): stalk; a long, fairly thin protrusion, e.g. the...

Definitions

  1. stalk; a long, fairly thin protrusion, e.g. the...

Ancestry of “Stiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstil—
2Old High Germanstil—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Stiel”

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