Where does “studding” come from?

Studding comes from Old English studu, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, ultimately from the root steh₂- meaning "to stand" or "to place."

studding (English): present participle of stud; The timber framework...

Definitions

  1. present participle of stud; The timber framework...

Ancestry of “studding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudA male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding
2Middle Englishstood—
3Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
4Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →