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
støtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk stø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stø | steady; to support; to lean against something |
| 2 | Old Norse | stóð | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōdą | a herd of horses |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Norwegian stø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | stø | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | -stœðr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōdiz | — |
Words derived from “støtt”