Where does “stilt” come from?

Stilt comes from Middle English stilte, from Old English stilte, from Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic stelt-.

stilt (English): Either of two poles with footrests that allow...

Definitions

  1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow...

Ancestry of “stilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstilte—
2Old Englishstilte—
3Proto-Germanicstiltijǭ—
4Proto-Germanicstelt-to be stiff

Words derived from “stilt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ →Every word from Old English stilte →