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

Definitions

  1. to endow, to donate

Ancestry of “stiften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstiften—
2Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
3Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stiften”

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