Where does “stylte” come from?

stylte (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ, from Proto-Germanic stelt- — to be stiff.

Ancestry of “stylte”, step by step

stylte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstiltijǭ—
2Proto-Germanicstelt-to be stiff

via Proto-Germanic staltijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaltijǭ—

via Proto-Germanic stultijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstultijǭstilt
Every word from Proto-Germanic stelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ →