Where does “stika” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stika”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stika”

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