Where does “stygg” come from?

stygg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stygger, from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic stugjaz.

stygg (Swedish): naughty, mean, bad

Definitions

  1. naughty, mean, bad

Ancestry of “stygg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstygger—
2Old Norsestyggrshy
3Proto-Germanicstugjaz—

Words derived from “stygg”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stugjaz →Every word from Old Norse styggr →Every word from Old Swedish stygger →