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Where does “Stuttgart” come from?

Stuttgart (German) comes from Old High German stuotgarten, from Old High German stuot, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “Stuttgart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstuotgartenstud farm
2Old High Germanstuotherd of horses
3Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “Stuttgart”

  • Stuttgarter
  • Στουτγκάρδη
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