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

Definitions

  1. a bird's tail

Ancestry of “stjart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestertr—
2Proto-Germanicstertaztail
3Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stertaz →