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Where does “stikaną” come from?

stikaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stikaną (Proto-Germanic): to stick; to stab

Definitions

  1. to stick; to stab

Ancestry of “stikaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stikaną”

  • attachment
  • ticket
  • attach
  • detachment
  • stitch
  • etiquette
  • detach
  • staccato
  • detachable
  • attaché
  • ticketing
  • stickleback
  • reattachment
  • nonattachment
  • attachable
  • backstitch
  • stickle
  • attacher
  • topstitch
  • stitchery
  • stitcher
  • steek
  • whipstitch
  • ticketless
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