Where does “stivne” come from?

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

stivne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to stiffen; to congeal, harden, set

Definitions

  1. to stiffen; to congeal, harden, set

Ancestry of “stivne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstivstiff, rigid
2Middle Low Germanstīf—
3Old Saxonstīf—
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Old Saxon stīf →