Where does “stijfheid” come from?
stijfheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch stijf, from Middle Dutch stijf, from Old Dutch stīf, from Proto-West Germanic stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
stijfheid (Dutch): stiffness
Definitions
- stiffness
Ancestry of “stijfheid”, step by step
stijfheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stijf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stijf | stiff, rigid; formalistic, posh |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stijf | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stīf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stīf | stiff, rigid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |