Where does “stīch” come from?

stīch (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic *stigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéyks — (steep) path.

Ancestry of “stīch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stigaz
2Proto-Indo-European*stéyks(steep) path

Words derived from “stīch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *stéyksEvery word from Proto-Germanic *stigaz