Proto-Germanic

*stinganą

‘to sting’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *stinganą.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *stinganą, most familiar first.

• sting ← stingen ← stingan ← *stingan
• stinging ← styngynge ← styngen ← stingan ← *stingan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stinganą