Where does “styng” come from?

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

styng (Middle English): A sting; a sharp pain, especially that caused by a stinger

Definitions

  1. A sting; a sharp pain, especially that caused by a stinger

Ancestry of “styng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstingsting, stinging
2Proto-Germanicstangizbar, rod
3Proto-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 →