Where does “Stift” come from?

Stift (German) comes from German stiften, from Old High German stiften, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stift (German): pen; pin; pencil

Definitions

  1. pen; pin; pencil

Ancestry of “Stift”, step by step

Stift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stiften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstiftento endow, to donate
2Old High Germanstiften—
3Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
4Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Middle High German stift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstift—
2Old High Germanstift—
3Proto-West Germanic*stifta small nail, pin

Words derived from “Stift”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →