Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stikiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Zero-grade i-stem derived from *stikaną (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsti.kiz/

Noun

*stikiz m

1. a sticking, prick

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *stikiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stikiz	*stikīz
vocative	*stiki	*stikīz
accusative	*stikį	*stikinz
genitive	*stikīz	*stikjǫ̂
dative	*stikī	*stikimaz
instrumental	*stikī	*stikimiz

Derived terms

• *stiklaz
  • Old High German: stehhal (“goblet”)
  • Old Norse: stikill (“pointed end of the horn”)
    • Icelandic: stikill
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stiki
  • Old English: stiċe
    • Middle English: stiche, stecche, steche, sticche, sticke, stych, styche, styk
      • English: stitch
      • Scots: steek, stick
  • Old Frisian: steke, stek
    • Saterland Frisian: Stäk, Stääk
  • Old Saxon: stiki
    • Middle Low German: stēke, stēk, stecke, stik
      • German Low German: Steek
  • Old Dutch: *stiki
    • Middle Dutch: stēke
      • Dutch: steek
        • Afrikaans: steek
  • Old High German: stih
    • Middle High German: stich
      • Alemannic German: Stich, Stuch
      • Central Franconian: Stech, Stöch, Stoch
        • Luxembourgish: Stach
      • German: Stich
        • → Saterland Frisian: Stik
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐍃 (stiks)