Where does “stolthet” come from?

stolthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stolt, from Old Norse stoltr, from Middle Low German stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stolthet (Norwegian Bokmål): pride; someone or something one is proud of

Definitions

  1. pride; someone or something one is proud of

Ancestry of “stolthet”, step by step

stolthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stolt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstoltproud; past participle of stole
2Old Norsestoltrproud
3Middle Low Germanstolt—
4Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Middle Low German stolt →