Where does “stytta” come from?

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

stytta (Old Norse): to make short, shorten

Definitions

  1. to make short, shorten

Ancestry of “stytta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstuntijanąto shorten; to make dull
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “stytta”

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