Where does “שטעכלער” come from?

שטעכלער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטעכן, from German stechen, 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.

שטעכלער (Yiddish): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “שטעכלער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטעכןstab; poke, stick
2Germanstechento be sharp, to stick out
3Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
4Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stekan →