Where does “etykietka” come from?

etykietka (Polish) comes from Polish etykieta, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “etykietka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishetykietaetiquette
2Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
3Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
4Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
5Frankishstikkan
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stikanąEvery word from Frankish stikkan
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