Where does “sticka” come from?

sticka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse stika, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

sticka (Swedish): a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit

Definitions

  1. a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit

Ancestry of “sticka”, step by step

sticka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestika—
2Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Czech štika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechštikapike fish of the genus

Words derived from “sticka”

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