Where does “stiften” come from?

stiften (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “stiften”, step by step

stiften traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stiklaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
2Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Proto-Germanic stikilaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstikilazsting, stinger, peak, cup, goblet

Words derived from “stiften”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiklaz →