Where does “stífla” come from?

stífla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stífla, from Proto-Germanic stīfilaz, from Proto-Indo-European steip-.

stífla (Icelandic): dam; jam, stoppage, blockage, clog; to dam, to...

Definitions

  1. dam; jam, stoppage, blockage, clog; to dam, to...

Ancestry of “stífla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestíflato dam, choke, stop up; dam
2Proto-Germanicstīfilaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteip-—

Words derived from “stífla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steip- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfilaz →Every word from Old Norse stífla →