Where does “stiv” come from?
stiv (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stīf, from Old Saxon stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
stiv (Danish): stiff; rigid; drunk
Ancestry of “stiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stīf | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | stīf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
Words derived from “stiv”