Where does “stundlegur” come from?
stundlegur (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.
stundlegur (Icelandic): temporal
Definitions
- temporal
Ancestry of “stundlegur”, step by step
| 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 |