Where does “stikka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstikkôstick, pole
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stikkô