Where does “stelze” come from?
stelze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stelza, from Proto-Germanic staltijǭ, from Proto-Germanic stelt- — to be stiff.
Ancestry of “stelze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | stelza | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | staltijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stelt- | to be stiff |
Words derived from “stelze”