Where does “stēke” come from?

stēke (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “stēke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
2Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stēke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stikizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic stiki