English
studly
From stud + -ly.
A compound of stud + -ly
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
Today it means
adj Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.
Sources
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