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Where does “stouterik” come from?

stouterik (Dutch) comes from Dutch stout, from Middle Dutch stout, from Old Dutch stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stouterik (Dutch): naughty person

Definitions

  1. naughty person

Ancestry of “stouterik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstoutnaughty, disobedient, mischievous; high; bold,...
2Middle Dutchstout—
3Old Dutchstolt—
4Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →