Where does “stivne” come from?
stivne (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.
stivne (Norwegian Bokmål): to stiffen; to congeal, harden, set
Definitions
- to stiffen; to congeal, harden, set
Ancestry of “stivne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stiv | stiff |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stīf | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | stīf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |