Where does “stuðull” come from?

stuðull (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stuðill, from Icelandic styðja, from Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic stuþjaną, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stuðull (Icelandic): something which supports; supporter; a column of...

Definitions

  1. something which supports; supporter; a column of...

Ancestry of “stuðull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestuðill—
2Icelandicstyðjato support
3Old Norsestyðjato rest
4Proto-GermanicstuþjanąTo support
5Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →