Where does “styggð” come from?

styggð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic styggur, from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic stugjaz.

styggð (Icelandic): fright, shyness

Definitions

  1. fright, shyness

Ancestry of “styggð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstyggurshy
2Old Norsestyggrshy
3Proto-Germanicstugjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stugjaz →Every word from Old Norse styggr →Every word from Icelandic styggur →