Where does “stoltz” come from?

stoltz (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “stoltz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →