An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stecken

by Friedrich Kluge

Stecken, m., ‘stick, staff,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stëcke (stëche), OHG. stëccho (stëhho) m. Corresponding to AS. sticca, E. stick; lit. perhaps ‘pricker,’ like Stange, allied to E. sting. —