Where does “beštek” come from?
beštek (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Besteck, from German bestecken, from German Stecken, from Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną — to be sharp; to sting.
beštek (Serbo-Croatian): silverware, cutlery, set of instruments used to...
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- silverware, cutlery, set of instruments used to...
Ancestry of “beštek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Besteck | cutlery; silverware; set of instruments |
| 2 | German | bestecken | — |
| 3 | German | Stecken | stick |
| 4 | Middle High German | stecken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | steckōn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |