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Where does “strūtian” come from?

strūtian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic strūtōną, from Proto-Indo-European streudʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strūtian (Old English): to stand out stiffly, stand out projectingly,...

Definitions

  1. to stand out stiffly, stand out projectingly,...

Ancestry of “strūtian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*strūtōn—
2Proto-Germanicstrūtōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreudʰ-rigid, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strūtian”

  • strut
  • strutting
  • strutter
  • struttingly
  • strutless
  • astrut
  • bestrut
  • struten
  • strouten
  • strout
  • strot
  • strut
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