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
Ancestry of “stuttbuxur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | stuttur | short |
| 2 | Old Norse | stuttr | short; scant; snappish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stuntaz | short; stunted; stupid; dumb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |