Proto-Indo-European

*stengʰ-

‘to be stiff, sting’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, most familiar first.

• sting ← stingen ← stingan ← *stingan ← *stinganą
• stinging ← styngynge ← styngen ← stingan ← *stingan
• stang ← stǫng ← *stangiz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-