Where does “stecan” come from?

stecan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stecan (Old Dutch): to sting, to prick

Definitions

  1. to sting, to prick

Ancestry of “stecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
2Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stecan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →