Where does “sticht” come from?
sticht (German) comes 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.
sticht (German): third-person singular present of stechen
Definitions
- third-person singular present of stechen
Ancestry of “sticht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stechen | to stick ; to poke; to sting; to bite; to prick;... |
| 2 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |