Where does “etikettera” come from?

etikettera (Swedish) comes from Swedish etikett, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

etikettera (Swedish): to label

Definitions

  1. to label

Ancestry of “etikettera”, step by step

etikettera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish etikett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishetikettlabel, tag; etiquette
2Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
3Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
4Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
5Frankishstikkan—
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Swedish era

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisherayour, yours; you; era
2Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
3Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
4Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
5Proto-Italicajos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “etikettera”

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