Where does “stud-muffinly” come from?

stud-muffinly (English) comes from English stud muffin, from English stud, from Middle English stood, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stud-muffinly (English): Resembling or characteristic of a stud muffin

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a stud muffin

Ancestry of “stud-muffinly”, step by step

stud-muffinly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stud muffin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstud muffinA very attractive man
2EnglishstudA male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding
3Middle Englishstood—
4Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
5Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →