Etymology

stickling

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Today it means: A cutting in the early stages of growth. Full definition →

English stick ← Middle English stikke ← Old English sticca
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stickling · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

stickling · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stignéh₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*stikkōną
  4. Proto-Germanic*stikkô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stikkō
  6. Old Englishsticca
  7. Middle Englishstikke
  8. Englishstick
  9. English todaystickling

From stick + -ling.

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