Where does “stykyl” come from?

stykyl (Middle English) comes from Old English sticel, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “stykyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsticelprickle, sting; a prickle, sting, goad
2Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
3Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiklaz →