Where does “stekan” come from?

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

stekan (Proto-West Germanic): to pierce, to stab, to stick

Definitions

  1. to pierce, to stab, to stick

Ancestry of “stekan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stekan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →