Where does “stinter” come from?
stinter (English) comes from English stint, from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan, from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic stuntijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
stinter (English): One who, or that which, stints
Definitions
- One who, or that which, stints
Ancestry of “stinter”, step by step
stinter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stint | To stop (an action); cease, desist |
| 2 | Middle English | stinten | — |
| 3 | Old English | styntan | to blunt, to dull |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stuntijan | to shorten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stuntijaną | to shorten; to make dull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |