Where does “stīf” come from?
stīf (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.
stīf (Proto-West Germanic): stiff, rigid
Ancestry of “stīf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stīfaz | stiff, rigid |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | steypós | — |
Words derived from “stīf”