Where does “stuntlīċ” come from?

stuntlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English stunt, from Proto-West Germanic *stunt, from Proto-Germanic stuntaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

stuntlīċ (Old English): foolish

Definitions

  1. foolish

Ancestry of “stuntlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstuntstupid, foolish; idiot, fool
2Proto-West Germanic*stunt—
3Proto-Germanicstuntazshort; stunted; stupid; dumb
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stuntlīċ”

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