Where does “Stolt” come from?

Stolt (English) comes from Swedish stolt, from Old Swedish stolter, from Old Norse stoltr, from Middle Low German stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “Stolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstoltproud; proudly
2Old Swedishstoltermajestic, beautiful, fine, proud
3Old Norsestoltrproud
4Middle Low Germanstolt—
5Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Middle Low German stolt →