Where does “stiffe” come from?

stiffe (Middle English) comes from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

stiffe (Middle English): Alternative form of stif

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stif

Ancestry of “stiffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishstīfStiff, firm, hard
2Proto-West Germanicstīfstiff, rigid
3Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stīf →