Where does “stiften” come from?
stiften (German) comes from Old High German stiften, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
stiften (German): to endow, to donate
Ancestry of “stiften”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | stiften | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stiklaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stikiz | a sticking, prick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “stiften”