Etymograph

English

studgun

From stud + gun.

A compound of stud + gun

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand, set’

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Proto-Germanic *stōdą ‘a herd of horses’

Proto-West Germanic *stōd

Old English stōd

Middle English stood

English stud

Middle English gunne

English gun

Today it means

noun Any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “studgun”. 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.

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