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Where does “halsstarrig” come from?

halsstarrig (Dutch) comes from German halsstarrig, from German hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsstarrig (Dutch): stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Ancestry of “halsstarrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsstarrigstubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked
2Germanhals—
3Middle High Germanhals—
4Old High Germanhalsneck
5Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
6Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “halsstarrig”

  • halsstarrigheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →