Where does “stunt” come from?
Stunt comes from Middle English stunt, derived from Middle English stound, which traces to Proto-Germanic stuntaz and stundō, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root steh₂- meaning to stand or be firm.
stunt (English): A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the...
Definitions
- A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the...
Ancestry of “stunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 2 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 3 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |