Where does “stout” come from?

Stout comes from Middle English stout, from Old French estout, from Old French estolt, from Frankish stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel-.

stout (English): Large; bulky; Bold, strong-minded; Proud; haughty

Definitions

  1. Large; bulky; Bold, strong-minded; Proud; haughty

Ancestry of “stout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstout—
2Old Englishstūtgnat; midge

Words derived from “stout”

Every word from Old English stūt →Every word from Middle English stout →