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Where does “stinga” come from?

stinga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stinganą, from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

stinga (Old Norse): to put, to stick

Definitions

  1. to put, to stick

Ancestry of “stinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstinganąto stick out; protrude; to sting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick

Words derived from “stinga”

  • stinga
  • fyrstikk
  • stikke
  • stikkontakt
  • stikk
  • knivstikke
  • stinga
  • stakk
  • stinga
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