Where does “stēken” come from?

stēken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stecan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stēken (Middle Dutch): to prick, sting

Definitions

  1. to prick, sting

Ancestry of “stēken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstecanto sting, to prick
2Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
3Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stēken”

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