Where does “stundum” come from?

stundum (Faroese) comes from Faroese stund, from Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic stundō, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stundum (Faroese): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “stundum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestundwhile
2Old Norsestundtime; hour; an undetermined amount of time
3Proto-Germanicstundōmark, marker; point in time; period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →
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