Where does “sztajfniŏk” come from?

sztajfniŏk (Silesian) comes from Silesian sztajfny, 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.

sztajfniŏk (Silesian): bowler, bowler hat

Definitions

  1. bowler, bowler hat

Ancestry of “sztajfniŏk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Silesiansztajfnystiff, rigid
2Germansteifstiff, rigid
3Middle High Germanstīf—
4Old High German*stīf—
5Proto-West Germanicstīfstiff, rigid
6Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
7Proto-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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