Where does “stikjan” come from?

stikjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stikōną, from Proto-Indo-European stig-.

stikjan (Proto-West Germanic): to stick, pierce, sting

Definitions

  1. to stick, pierce, sting

Ancestry of “stikjan”, step by step

stikjan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stikōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstikōnąto pierce, prick, be sharp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstig-—

via Proto-Germanic staikijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaikijanąto be sharp, pierce, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stig- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikōną →