Where does “stiverik” come from?

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

stiverik (Danish): hard-on

Definitions

  1. hard-on

Ancestry of “stiverik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstivstiff; rigid; drunk
2Middle Low Germanstīf—
3Old Saxonstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Saxon stīf →