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
- hour; hour, moment, time; lesson; class
Ancestry of “Stunde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | stunta | time |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “Stunde”