Where does “stith” come from?

stith (English) comes from Old Norse steði, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stith (English): An anvil; a stithy; strong; stiff; rigid

Definitions

  1. An anvil; a stithy; strong; stiff; rigid

Ancestry of “stith”, step by step

stith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse steði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteðianvil
2Old Norse-ith
3Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old English stīþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstīþhard, cruel, violent; hard, cruel
2Proto-West Germanic*stinþstiff
3Proto-Germanic*stinþaz
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin