Where does “Stundenbuch” come from?

Stundenbuch (German) comes from German stunde, from Middle High German stunde, 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.

Stundenbuch (German): book of hours

Definitions

  1. book of hours

Ancestry of “Stundenbuch”, step by step

Stundenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstundeinflection of stunden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanstunde—
3Old High Germanstuntatime
4Proto-West Germanic*stunduperiod of time, hour
5Proto-Germanicstundōmark, marker; point in time; period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →