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Where does “støtt” come from?

støtt (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stø, from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “støtt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøsteady; to support; to lean against something
2Old Norsestóðfirst/third-person singular past active...
3Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “støtt”

  • støt
  • støtte
  • samfundsstøtte
  • stytting
  • stytta
  • stytta upp
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