Where does “Stiftsfräulein” come from?

Stiftsfräulein (German) comes from German Stift, 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.

Stiftsfräulein (German): conventual in a Lutheran women's endowment

Definitions

  1. conventual in a Lutheran women's endowment

Ancestry of “Stiftsfräulein”, step by step

Stiftsfräulein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiftpen; pin; pencil
2Germanstiftento endow, to donate
3Old High Germanstiften—
4Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German Fräulein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFräuleinDiminutive of Frau; miss; miss, young woman
2Middle High Germanvrouwelīnmistress, young unmarried noblewoman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →
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