Where does “štajf” come from?

štajf (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German steif, from Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic stīf, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

štajf (Serbo-Croatian): stiff; stiffly

Definitions

  1. stiff; stiffly

Ancestry of “štajf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteifstiff, rigid
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 →