Where does “stout” come from?

stout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “stout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstolt—
2Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “stout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Old Dutch stolt →
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