Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. · A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size. · A timber board, especially a two by four (inches). · A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European *stignéh₂- Proto-Germanic *stikkōną Proto-Germanic *stikkô Proto-West Germanic *stikkō Old English sticca Middle English stikke English stick From Middle English sticke, stik, stikke (“branch, twig; kindling; mast; pale; stick, stylus”), from Old English sticca (“stick; peg; beam, rod”), from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô (“pole, stick”), from *stikkōną (“to fix, stick”), from *stikaną (“to stick; to stab”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to sting”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch stek (“home, spot; cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant”), German Stecken (“stick”), Vilamovian śtakia (“stick”); also Cornish wosa (“after”), Welsh wedi (“past (time); after”), Latin instigo (“to stimulate”), Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō, “to tattoo; to mark; to punctuate”), Central Kurdish تێژ (têj), تیژ (tîj, “sharp; hot, spicy”), Northern Kurdish tîj, tûj (“sharp; hot, spicy; severe”), Ossetian цыхт (cyxt, “cheese”), Persian تیز (tēz / tiz, “sharp; pungent; shrill; piercing; penetrating; nimble, swift; smart”), Sanskrit तेज॑ते (téjate, “to be or become sharp; to activate, energize”). Related to stigma.
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- Root classification mention*(s)teyg-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionstickeenm
- Inherited-form mentionsticcaang · stick; peg; beam, rod
- Inherited-form mention*stikkōgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*stikkôgem-pro · pole, stick
- Derivation mention*(s)teyg-ine-pro · to be sharp; to sting
- Cognate mentionsteknl · home, spot; cutting, a leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant
- Cognate mentionSteckende · stick
- Cognate mentionśtakiawym · stick
- Cognate mentionwosakw · after
- Cognate mentionwedicy · past (time); after
- Cognate mentioninstigola · to stimulate
- Cognate mentionστῐ́ζωgrc · to tattoo; to mark; to punctuate
- Cognate mentionتێژckb
- Cognate mentiontîjkmr
- Cognate mentionцыхтos · cheese
- Cognate mentionتیزfa · sharp; pungent; shrill; piercing; penetrating; nimble, swift; smart
- Cognate mentionतेज॑तेsa · to be or become sharp; to activate, energize
This page abbreviates 47 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.",
"A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.",
"A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).",
"A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking."
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