Where does “stuttbuxur” come from?

stuttbuxur (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.

stuttbuxur (Icelandic): shorts

Definitions

  1. shorts

Ancestry of “stuttbuxur”, step by step

stuttbuxur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stuttur

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

via Icelandic buxur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbuxurtrousers, pants
2Arabicبخورincense
3Arabicخ—
4Arabicحب; ج
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntaz →