Where does “stylte” come from?

stylte (Danish) comes from Swedish stylta, from Proto-Germanic stultijǭ, from Proto-Germanic stelt- — to be stiff.

stylte (Danish): stilt

Definitions

  1. stilt

Ancestry of “stylte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyltaa stilt (walking pole)
2Proto-Germanicstultijǭstilt
3Proto-Germanicstelt-to be stiff

Words derived from “stylte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultijǭ →Every word from Swedish stylta →
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