Where does “bestechlich” come from?

bestechlich (German) comes from German bestechen, from German stechen, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

bestechlich (German): corruptible

Definitions

  1. corruptible

Ancestry of “bestechlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbestechento bribe; to win over
2Germanstechento be sharp, to stick out
3Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
4Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “bestechlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →