Where does “halsstarrig” come from?

halsstarrig (German) comes from German hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsstarrig (German): stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Ancestry of “halsstarrig”, step by step

halsstarrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via German starr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstarrrigid
2Middle High Germanstar—
3Old High Germanstara—

Words derived from “halsstarrig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →