Where does “stivhet” come from?

stivhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stiv, from Middle Low German stīf, from Old Saxon stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

stivhet (Norwegian Bokmål): stiffness

Definitions

  1. stiffness

Ancestry of “stivhet”, step by step

stivhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstivstiff
2Middle Low Germanstīf—
3Old Saxonstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Saxon stīf →