stilt
n. US //ˈstɪɫt// UK //stˈɪlt// stilt
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English stilte, stylte, from Proto-Germanic stiltijǭ, staltijǭ, stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.