Where does “שטיק” come from?
שטיק (Yiddish) comes from Russian штык, from Ukrainian штик, from Polish sztych, from German stich, from Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic stiki, from Proto-Germanic stikiz — to be sharp; to sting.
שטיק (Yiddish): piece; trick; act, shtick
Definitions
- piece; trick; act, shtick
Ancestry of “שטיק”, step by step
שטיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian штык
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | штык | bayonet; foot soldier, infantryman; blade |
| 2 | Ukrainian | штик | — |
| 3 | Polish | sztych | point |
| 4 | German | stich | singular imperative of stechen |
| 5 | Middle High German | stich | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stih | prick, sting, stitch |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stiki | prick, puncture |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stikiz | a sticking, prick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |