Where does “stylta” come from?
stylta (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic stultijǭ, from Proto-Germanic stelt- — to be stiff.
Ancestry of “stylta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stultijǭ | stilt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stelt- | to be stiff |