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Where does “שטעכן” come from?

שטעכן (Yiddish) comes 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.

שטעכן (Yiddish): stab; poke, stick

Definitions

  1. stab; poke, stick

Ancestry of “שטעכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstechento stick ; to poke; to sting; to bite; to prick;...
2Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “שטעכן”

  • שטעכלער
  • ציינשטעכער
  • שטעכער
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