Where does “stolt” come from?

stolt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stolter, from Old Norse stoltr, from Middle Low German stolt, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stolt (Swedish): proud; proudly

Definitions

  1. proud; proudly

Ancestry of “stolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstoltermajestic, beautiful, fine, proud
2Old Norsestoltrproud
3Middle Low Germanstolt—
4Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “stolt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Middle Low German stolt →