Where does “stirður” come from?

stirður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster — strong, steady.

stirður (Icelandic): stiff, rigid

Definitions

  1. stiff, rigid

Ancestry of “stirður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestirðr—
2Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady

Words derived from “stirður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz →Every word from Old Norse stirðr →