Where does “stiflen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stiflen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stiflen”

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