Where does “stuttr” come from?

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

stuttr (Old Norse): short; scant; snappish

Definitions

  1. short; scant; snappish

Ancestry of “stuttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstuntazshort; stunted; stupid; dumb
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stuttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntaz →