Where does “Stirnrunzeln” come from?

Stirnrunzeln (German) comes from German Stirn, from Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic stirniju — forehead.

Stirnrunzeln (German): frown

Definitions

  1. frown

Ancestry of “Stirnrunzeln”, step by step

Stirnrunzeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStirnforehead; frons
2Middle High Germanstirne—
3Old High Germanstirnaforehead
4Proto-West Germanicstirnijuforehead

via German runzeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrunzelnto crinkle, to wrinkle
2Old High Germanrunzeln—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic stirniju →Every word from Old High German stirna →Every word from Middle High German stirne →