Etymograph

English

stiltwalker

From stilt + walker.

A compound of stilt + walker

Proto-Germanic *stelt- ‘to be stiff’

Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ

Old English *stilte

Middle English stilte

English stilt

Middle English walkere ‘one who walks’

English walker

Today it means

noun A person who walks on stilts.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stiltwalker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / stiltwalker