Where does “stih” come from?

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

stih (Old High German): prick, sting, stitch

Definitions

  1. prick, sting, stitch

Ancestry of “stih”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stih”

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