Where does “stuntness” come from?
stuntness (English) comes from English stunt, from Middle English stunt, from Middle English stound, from Old English stund, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic stundō, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
stuntness (English): The quality of being stunted; brevity
Definitions
- The quality of being stunted; brevity
Ancestry of “stuntness”, step by step
stuntness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stunt | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 3 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 4 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |