Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “stirder” come from?

stirder (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster — strong, steady.

Ancestry of “stirder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestirðr—
2Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady

Words derived from “stirder”

  • stel
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