Where does “etikett” come from?

etikett (Hungarian) comes from German Etikett, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

etikett (Hungarian): label, tag; address label; etiquette

Definitions

  1. label, tag; address label; etiquette

Ancestry of “etikett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEtikettlabel; tag
2Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
3Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
4Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
5Frankishstikkan—
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “etikett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Frankish stikkan →