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Where does “stincg” come from?

stincg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stangiz, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

stincg (Old English): a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed...

Definitions

  1. a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed...

Ancestry of “stincg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstangizbar, rod
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Words derived from “stincg”

  • sting
  • stingy
  • stinginess
  • stinger
  • stingray
  • stingless
  • stingeth
  • stingily
  • stingo
  • stinge
  • stingfish
  • unsting
  • stingerless
  • stingest
  • stingbull
  • countersting
  • stingable
  • stingproof
  • unstingy
  • stenge
  • stynge
  • sting
  • stingre
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