Where does “stecken” come from?

stecken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German steckōn, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stecken (Middle High German): to stick, to pin, to fasten (by piercing)

Definitions

  1. to stick, to pin, to fasten (by piercing)

Ancestry of “stecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansteckōn—
2Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →