Where does “stjart” come from?
stjart (Westrobothnian) comes 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...
stjart (Westrobothnian): a bird's tail
Ancestry of “stjart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stertr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |