Where does “stolt” come from?

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

stolt (Norwegian Nynorsk): proud

Definitions

  1. proud

Ancestry of “stolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestoltrproud
2Middle Low Germanstolt—
3Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Middle Low German stolt →
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