Where does “stygg” come from?
stygg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic stugjaz.
stygg (Norwegian Bokmål): ugly; nasty; serious; naughty, bad
Definitions
- ugly; nasty; serious; naughty, bad
Ancestry of “stygg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | styggr | shy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stugjaz | — |