Where does “steikja” come from?

steikja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic staiko-, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

steikja (Old Norse): to roast; to fry, roast

Definitions

  1. to roast; to fry, roast

Ancestry of “steikja”, step by step

steikja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic staiko-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaiko-—
2Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Old Norse steik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteikroast
2Proto-Germanicstaikō—

Words derived from “steikja”

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