English
Stiglitz
Stiglitz comes from German Stieglitz ‘goldfinch’, and goes back to Old Czech stehlec.
- Old Czechmodernstehlec
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stigliz
- Germanc. 1650–presentStieglitz‘goldfinch’
- EnglishtodayStiglitz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Czechmodernstehlec
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350stigliz
- Germanc. 1650–presentStieglitz‘goldfinch’
- EnglishtodayStiglitz
Every English word from Old Czech stehlec
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Czech stehlec / Stiglitz