Where does “sztywnie” come from?

sztywnie (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.

sztywnie (Polish): rigidly, stiffly

Definitions

  1. rigidly, stiffly

Ancestry of “sztywnie”, 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 →
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