Where does “etikett” come from?

etikett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

etikett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a label

Definitions

  1. a label

Ancestry of “etikett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
2Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
3Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
4Frankishstikkan—
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Frankish stikkan →