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Where does “estolt” come from?

estolt (Old French) comes from Frankish stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

estolt (Old French): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “estolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstolt—
2Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “estolt”

  • stout
  • stoutness
  • stoutish
  • stouthearted
  • stoutheartedness
  • stoutheartedly
  • stouten
  • stout-heartedly
  • stouty
  • stout
  • stát
  • estout
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