Etymology

stud horse

Today it means: A stallion; a male horse kept as a stud. Full definition →

Middle English *studhors ← Old English stōdhors ← Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stōdahross
  2. Old English · inherited fromstōdhors
  3. Middle English · inherited from*studhors
  4. English todaystud horse

From Middle English *studhors, *stode-hors, from Old English stōdhors, from Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross, equivalent to stud + horse. Cognate with Middle High German stuotros. Compare German Stutpferd.

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