Where does “stecken” come from?
stecken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stekan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
Ancestry of “stecken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | stekan | to stick; to stab; to stitch |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “stecken”