Where does “stolt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stolt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stolt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →