Where does “stich” come from?

stich (German) comes from Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stich (German): singular imperative of stechen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of stechen

Ancestry of “stich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstich—
2Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
3Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
4Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stich”

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