Where does “Stiftung” come from?

Stiftung (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.

Stiftung (German): foundation

Definitions

  1. foundation

Ancestry of “Stiftung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Stiftung”

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