Where does “estout” come from?

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

estout (Old French): brave, fierce, proud

Definitions

  1. brave, fierce, proud

Ancestry of “estout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestoltstrong
2Frankishstolt—
3Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “estout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Frankish stolt →