Where does “stik” come from?
stik (Pitcairn-Norfolk) comes from English the sticks, from Chinook Jargon stick, from English stick, from Middle English stikke, from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō — stick, pole.
stik (Pitcairn-Norfolk): bush, rainforest
Definitions
- bush, rainforest
Ancestry of “stik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | the sticks | A remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks |
| 2 | Chinook Jargon | stick | stick; wood, firewood; tree, forest |
| 3 | English | stick | An elongated piece of wood or similar material,... |
| 4 | Middle English | stikke | twig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a... |
| 5 | Old English | sticca | stick |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stikkō | stick, pole |