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Where does “steytr” come from?

steytr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “steytr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstautizpush
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “steytr”

  • stød
  • stød
  • stød
  • støyttann
  • støyt
  • stød
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