An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Stecken

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Stecken.

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2553703An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SteckenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Stecken, masculine, ‘stick, staff,’ from the equivalent Middle High German stëcke (stëche), Old High German stëccho (stëhho) masculine. Corresponding to Anglo-Saxon sticca, English stick; literally perhaps ‘pricker,’ like Stange, allied to English sting. —