Where does “stjärt” come from?

stjärt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stiærter, from Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stjärt (Swedish): a bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...

Definitions

  1. a bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...

Ancestry of “stjärt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstiærtertail
2Old Norsestertr—
3Proto-Germanicstertaztail
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stjärt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stertaz →