## Etymology
From Middle English sturdi ('reckless, violent, hard to manage'), from Old French estourdi ('stunned, reckless'), past participle of estourdir ('to stun'), probably from Vulgar Latin *exturdīre.

## AI Etymology
Sturdy is from Middle English sturdi ('reckless, violent, hard to manage'), from Old French estourdi ('stunned, reckless'), past participle of estourdir ('to stun'), probably from Vulgar Latin *exturdīre. Important recorded forms include estourdi (Old French). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers strongly and solidly built; robust. The wider family includes derived forms such as sturdily and sturdiness.

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