Where does “Stunde” come from?

Stunde (German) comes from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic stundō, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stunde (German): hour; hour, moment, time; lesson; class

Definitions

  1. hour; hour, moment, time; lesson; class

Ancestry of “Stunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstuntatime
2Proto-West Germanic*stunduperiod of time, hour
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- →