stout

stout · adjective, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*stel-“to put, stand”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*stultaz“bold, proud”
3. Frankish · derived from*stolt
4. Old French · derived fromestolt“strong”
5. Old French · derived fromestout“brave, fierce, proud”
6. Middle English · inherited fromstoute
7. English todaystout

From Middle English stoute, from Old French estout (“brave, fierce, proud”) (Modern French dialectal stout (“proud”)), from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”), from Frankish *stolt, *stult (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”). Cognate with Dutch stout (“stout, bold, naughty”), Low German stolt (“stately, proud”), German stolz (“proud, haughty, arrogant, stately”), Old Norse stoltr (“proud”) (Danish stolt (“proud”), Icelandic stoltur (“proud”)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" was first attested in c. 1386, but has been to a large extent displaced by the euphemistic meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1552). The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.

stout · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromstouten
2. English todaystout

From Middle English stouten, from the adjective (see above).

stout · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromstūt“gnat; midge”
2. Middle English · inherited fromstout
3. English todaystout

From Middle English stout, from Old English stūt (“gnat; midge”).

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