Where does “stichen” come from?

stichen (Middle English) comes from Old English stiċċian, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.

stichen (Middle English): To stab or prick as to hurt

Definitions

  1. To stab or prick as to hurt

Ancestry of “stichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstiċċian—
2Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
Every word from Proto-Germanic stikjaną →Every word from Old English stiċċian →