Where does “שטאָלץ” come from?

שטאָלץ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German stolz, from Old High German stolz, from Proto-Germanic stultaz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

שטאָלץ (Yiddish): proud

Definitions

  1. proud

Ancestry of “שטאָלץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstolz—
2Old High Germanstolz—
3Proto-Germanicstultazproud; stately; stiff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stultaz →Every word from Old High German stolz →