Where does “stiff-neckedly” come from?
stiff-neckedly (English) comes from English stiff-necked, from English neck, from Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca, from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European knog-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
stiff-neckedly (English): In a stiff-necked manner
Definitions
- In a stiff-necked manner
Ancestry of “stiff-neckedly”, step by step
stiff-neckedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stiff-necked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stiff-necked | Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis |
| 2 | English | neck | The part of the body connecting the head and the... |
| 3 | Middle English | nekke | neck |
| 4 | Old English | hnecca | back of the neck; back of the head; neck |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnakkō | nape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |