Where does “stød” come from?
stød (Danish) comes from Old Norse steytr, from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
stød (Danish): push; thrust, stab; blow, punch
Definitions
- push; thrust, stab; blow, punch
Ancestry of “stød”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | steytr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stautiz | push |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “stød”