Where does “stutt” come from?

stutt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic stuntaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

stutt (Norwegian Nynorsk): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “stutt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestuttrshort; scant; snappish
2Proto-Germanicstuntazshort; stunted; stupid; dumb
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stutt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntaz →