Where does “stechen” come from?

stechen (German) comes 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.

stechen (German): to be sharp, to stick out

Definitions

  1. to be sharp, to stick out

Ancestry of “stechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
2Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
3Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stechen”

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