Where does “stut” come from?

stut (English) comes from Middle English stutten, from Old English stuttan, from Proto-Germanic stutjaną — to stammer, stop short.

stut (English): To support, prop up; A support; To stutter

Definitions

  1. To support, prop up; A support; To stutter

Ancestry of “stut”, step by step

stut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English stutten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstuttenstutter; to stammer, stop short
2Old Englishstuttanto stop short, stutter
3Proto-Germanicstutjanąto stammer, stop short

via Proto-Germanic *stuttijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stuttijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stutjaną →Every word from Old English stuttan →Every word from Middle English stutten →