Where does “hüftsteif” come from?

hüftsteif (German) comes from German steif, from Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

hüftsteif (German): stiff and awkward

Definitions

  1. stiff and awkward

Ancestry of “hüftsteif”, step by step

hüftsteif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German steif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteifstiff, rigid
2Middle High Germanstīf—
3Old High German*stīf—
4Proto-West Germanicstīfstiff, rigid
5Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via German Hüfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHüftehip; hips
2Middle High Germanhuf—
3Old High Germanhuf—
4Proto-West Germanichupihip
5Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stīf →