Where does “örstuttur” come from?

örstuttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stuttur, from Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic stuntaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

örstuttur (Icelandic): very short

Definitions

  1. very short

Ancestry of “örstuttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstutturshort
2Old Norsestuttrshort; scant; snappish
3Proto-Germanicstuntazshort; stunted; stupid; dumb
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntaz →