Where does “stika” come from?

stika (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stika (Icelandic): small pole, small rod, post

Definitions

  1. small pole, small rod, post

Ancestry of “stika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstecken—
2Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →