Where does “štiglic” come from?
štiglic (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Stieglitz, from Middle High German stigliz, from Old Czech stehlec, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
štiglic (Serbo-Croatian): goldfinch
Ancestry of “štiglic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Stieglitz | European goldfinch |
| 2 | Middle High German | stigliz | — |
| 3 | Old Czech | stehlec | — |
| 4 | Old Czech | -ec | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 6 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |