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Where does “stikke” come from?

stikke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse stakk, from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

stikke (Norwegian Bokmål): to stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put,...

Definitions

  1. to stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put,...

Ancestry of “stikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestakk—
2Old Norsestingato put, to stick
3Proto-Germanicstinganąto stick out; protrude; to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick

Words derived from “stikke”

  • fyrstikk
  • stikkontakt
  • knivstikke
  • stikk
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