Where does “sztywniak” come from?

sztywniak (Polish) comes from Polish sztywny, from Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

sztywniak (Polish): buzzkill, party pooper, stuffed shirt, wet blanket

Definitions

  1. buzzkill, party pooper, stuffed shirt, wet blanket

Ancestry of “sztywniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsztywnyrigid, stiff
2Middle High Germanstīf—
3Old High German*stīf—
4Proto-West Germanicstīfstiff, rigid
5Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stīf →