Where does “sticel” come from?

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

sticel (Old English): prickle, sting; a prickle, sting, goad

Definitions

  1. prickle, sting; a prickle, sting, goad

Ancestry of “sticel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sticel”

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