Where does “stud” come from?

Stud derives from Old English studu, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."

stud (English): A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding

Definitions

  1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding

Ancestry of “stud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstood—
2Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
3Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdą →Every word from Old English stōd →