Where does “stund” come from?

stund (Icelandic) comes 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.

stund (Icelandic): an undetermined amount of time, a while; an hour;...

Definitions

  1. an undetermined amount of time, a while; an hour;...

Ancestry of “stund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestundtime; hour; an undetermined amount of time
2Proto-Germanicstundōmark, marker; point in time; period of time
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →