stegh-

To stick, prick; pointed.

1. Perhaps nasalized form *stengh-. sting, from Old English stingan, to sting, from Germanic *stingan.

2. O-grade form *stogh-.

a. stag, from Old English stagga, stag, from Germanic *stag-;

b. stochastic, from Greek stokhos, pointed stake or pillar (used as a target for archers), goal.

 

[Pokorny stegh- 1014.]

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