'stuck' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'sticca,' where 'stic-' meant 'to pierce or stab.'

'sticca' transformed into the Middle English word 'stiken,' and eventually became the modern English word 'stick' and its past form 'stuck.'

Initially, it meant 'to pierce or stab,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to adhere or be fixed in place.'