Where does “styntan” come from?
styntan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic stuntijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
styntan (Old English): to blunt, to dull
Ancestry of “styntan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *stuntijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stuntijaną | to shorten; to make dull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “styntan”