Where does “styvsint” come from?

styvsint (Swedish) comes from Swedish styv-, from Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic steupa-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

styvsint (Swedish): obstinate, headstrong

Definitions

obstinate, headstrong

Ancestry of “styvsint”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	styv-	step-; in family relations, represents...
2	Old Norse	stjúp-	—
3	Proto-Germanic	steupa-	step-
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewp-	to push, to stick
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

Words derived from “styvsint”

styvsinthet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Swedish styv- →