Where does “stött” come from?

stött (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic stuntaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

stött (Westrobothnian): short; laconic, brief

Definitions

  1. short; laconic, brief

Ancestry of “stött”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestuttrshort; scant; snappish
2Proto-Germanicstuntazshort; stunted; stupid; dumb
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntaz →