Where does “פּויקשטעקל” come from?
פּויקשטעקל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטעקל, from Yiddish שטעקן, from Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
פּויקשטעקל (Yiddish): drumstick
Ancestry of “פּויקשטעקל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שטעקל | stick, wand |
| 2 | Yiddish | שטעקן | stick |
| 3 | Middle High German | stecken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | steckōn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |