Where does “steka” come from?

steka (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

steka (Old Frisian): to stick

Definitions

  1. to stick

Ancestry of “steka”, step by step

steka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic stekan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
2Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Proto-Germanic *stekan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stekan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →