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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stífla | to dam, choke, stop up; dam |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stīfilaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steip- | — |
Words derived from “stiflen”