stitch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   One of the loops or lines of thread made when sewing or knitting.

   She knitted the scarf with neat, even stitches.

2. 2
   noun

   A sudden sharp pain in the side, usually caused by running or laughing.

   I've got a stitch, so I need to stop and rest.

From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”). Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick. Via PIE cognate with Czech steh, Polish ścieg, Russian стежо́к (stežók).

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