Where does “grønlænderstiv” come from?

grønlænderstiv (Danish) comes from Danish stiv, from Middle Low German stīf, from Old Saxon stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

grønlænderstiv (Danish): very drunk

Definitions

  1. very drunk

Ancestry of “grønlænderstiv”, step by step

grønlænderstiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstivstiff; rigid; drunk
2Middle Low Germanstīf—
3Old Saxonstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Danish grønlænder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgrønlænderGreenlander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Saxon stīf →