Where does “stinga” come from?

stinga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

stinga (Icelandic): to stab, to sting, to prick; to wound, to hurt;...

Definitions

  1. to stab, to sting, to prick; to wound, to hurt;...

Ancestry of “stinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestingato put, to stick
2Proto-Germanicstinganąto stick out; protrude; to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinganą →Every word from Old Norse stinga →