Where does “stichhaltig” come from?

stichhaltig (German) comes from German stich, 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.

stichhaltig (German): valid

Definitions

  1. valid

Ancestry of “stichhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich—
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stiki →