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stalwartness

noun

Etymology

From stalwart + -ness. Superseded earlier stalworthness.

  1. derived from *wert-✻ — “to rotate, turn”
  2. derived from *steh₂-✻ — “to stand (up)”
  3. derived from stǣlwierþe — “able to stand in good stead, serviceable”
  4. derived from stal-worth — “physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”
  5. borrowed from stalwart
  6. suffixed as stalwartness — “stalwart + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being stalwart.

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