An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stachel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Stachel
Friedrich Kluge2510145An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Stachel1891John Francis Davis

Stachel, m., ‘sting, prickle, goad,’ from the equiv. MidHG. (very rarely) stachel, OHG. stahhulla (stacchulla), f.; a rather late derivative of stechen.