Etymology

stut

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Today it means: To support, prop up. Full definition →

Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan
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stut · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*stuttijan
  2. English todaystut

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”), Dutch stutten (“to support”), Danish støtte (“to support”), Norwegian støtte (“to support”), Swedish stötta (“to support”), Icelandic styðja (“to support”).

stut · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stutjaną“to stammer, stop short”
  2. Old English · inherited from*stuttan“to stop short, stutter”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstutten“to stammer, stop short”
  4. English todaystut

From Middle English stutten (“to stammer, stop short”), from Old English *stuttan (“to stop short, stutter”), from Proto-Germanic *stutjaną (“to stammer, stop short”). Cognate with German stutzen (“to hesitate, stumble, stop short”).

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