Where does “sticken” come from?

sticken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *sticken, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.

Ancestry of “sticken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*stickento stick, to prick
2Proto-West Germanic*stikkjanto stick
3Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick

Words derived from “sticken

Every word from Proto-Germanic stikjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjanEvery word from Old Dutch *sticken