Where does “styggur” come from?

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

styggur (Icelandic): shy

Definitions

  1. shy

Ancestry of “styggur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestyggrshy
2Proto-Germanicstugjaz—

Words derived from “styggur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stugjaz →Every word from Old Norse styggr →