Where does “kennslustund” come from?
kennslustund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic 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.
kennslustund (Icelandic): lesson, class period
Definitions
- lesson, class period
Ancestry of “kennslustund”, step by step
kennslustund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic stund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stund | an undetermined amount of time, a while; an hour;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stund | time; hour; an undetermined amount of time |
| 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 |
via Icelandic kennsla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kennsla | the act or profession of teaching; instruction |
| 2 | Icelandic | kenna | to teach, to tutor; to instruct; to ascribe |
| 3 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |