Where does “stich” come from?

stich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “stich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
2Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
3Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stiki →