Where does “sztych” come from?

sztych (Polish) comes from German stich, from Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

sztych (Polish): point

Definitions

  1. point

Ancestry of “sztych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “sztych

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stikizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic stiki