Where does “stiċe” come from?

stiċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stiċe (Old English): a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed...

Definitions

  1. a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed...

Ancestry of “stiċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
2Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stiċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stiki →