Etymology

stitch

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Today it means: A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. Full definition →

Middle English stiche ← Old English stiċe ← Proto-West Germanic *stiki
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stitch · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)teyg-“to stab, pierce”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stikiz“prick, piercing, stitch”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stiki
  4. Old English · inherited fromstiċe“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromstiche
  6. English todaystitch

From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”). Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick. Via PIE cognate with Czech steh, Polish ścieg, Russian стежо́к (stežók).

stitch · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stikjaną“to stab, stick, prick”
  2. Old English · inherited from*stiċċan
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsticchen
  4. English todaystitch

From Middle English sticchen, stichen, from Old English *stiċċan, stiċċian, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną (“to stab, stick, prick”), influenced by the noun (see above).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg- all →

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