Where does “stjǫlr” come from?

stjǫlr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *staluz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stjǫlr (Old Norse): rump, hind part; tail

Definitions

  1. rump, hind part; tail

Ancestry of “stjǫlr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*staluzpost, stake, stud
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “stjǫlr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *staluz →