Where does “stichi” come from?
stichi (Norman) comes from English stitch, from Middle English sticchen, from Old English stiċċan, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.
stichi (Norman): to stitch
Ancestry of “stichi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stitch | A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or... |
| 2 | Middle English | sticchen | — |
| 3 | Old English | stiċċan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stikjaną | to stab, stick, prick |