Where does “etiquet” come from?

etiquet (Old French) comes from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “etiquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
2Frankishstikkan
3Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “etiquet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-
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