Where does “sting” come from?

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

sting (Old English): sting, stinging

Definitions

  1. sting, stinging

Ancestry of “sting”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sting”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangiz →