Where does “stingen” come from?

stingen (Middle English) comes from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

stingen (Middle English): To impale or gore with a piercing instrument; To...

Definitions

  1. To impale or gore with a piercing instrument; To...

Ancestry of “stingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstinganto stab; to sting
2Proto-Germanicstinganąto stick out; protrude; to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick

Words derived from “stingen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stinganą →Every word from Old English stingan →