Where does “stehhan” come from?

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

stehhan (Old High German): to stick, attach, nail

Definitions

  1. to stick, attach, nail

Ancestry of “stehhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stehhan”

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