Where does “sting” come from?

sting (Middle English) comes from Middle English stynge, from Old English sting, from Proto-Germanic stangiz, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

sting (Middle English): Alternative form of stynge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stynge

Ancestry of “sting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishstyngeA sting; the pain caused by a stinger or any...
2Old Englishstingsting, stinging
3Proto-Germanicstangizbar, rod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangiz →Every word from Old English sting →