Where does “stud” come from?

stud (Danish) comes from Old Norse stútr, from Proto-Germanic stautōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stud (Danish): bullock, steer; boor, oaf

Definitions

  1. bullock, steer; boor, oaf

Ancestry of “stud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestútr
2Proto-Germanicstautōnąto push
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną
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