English

singlestick

From single + stick.

A compound of single + stick

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Latin singulus ‘one each’

Old French sengle

Middle English single

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’

…

Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’

Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’

Old English sticca ‘stick’

Middle English sticke ‘branch’

English stick

Today it means

noun A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / singlestick