Where does “Stelze” come from?

Stelze (German) comes from Middle High German stelze, from Old High German stelza, from Proto-Germanic staltijǭ, from Proto-Germanic stelt- — to be stiff.

Stelze (German): stilt; wagtail

Definitions

  1. stilt; wagtail

Ancestry of “Stelze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstelze—
2Old High Germanstelza—
3Proto-Germanicstaltijǭ—
4Proto-Germanicstelt-to be stiff
Every word from Proto-Germanic stelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staltijǭ →Every word from Old High German stelza →