English
stitchback
From stitch + back.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to stab, pierce’
Proto-Germanic *stikiz ‘prick, piercing, stitch’
Proto-West Germanic *stiki ‘prick, puncture’
Old English stiċe ‘a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a…’
Middle English stiche ‘an acute stabbing sensation’
English stitch
Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak ‘the back’
English back
Today it means
noun strong ale
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stitchback”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / stitchback