stecko

Old High German

Alternative forms

• steccho

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stekkō, *stikkō, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”), whence also Old English sticca.

Noun

stecko m

1. stick

Declension

Declension of stecko (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	stecko	steckon, steckun
accusative	steckon, steckun	steckon, steckun
genitive	stecken, steckin	steckōno
dative	stecken, steckin	steckōm, steckōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: stecke, steche
  • Alemannic German: Steche
    • Swabian: Schdägga
  • Bavarian: Schdagga, Schdägn, Stacka, Steckn
  • German: Stecken
  • Pennsylvania German: Schtecke
  • Rhine Franconian: Stecke
  • Yiddish: שטעקן (shtekn)