Where does “stound” come from?

stound (Middle English) comes from Old English stund, 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.

stound (Middle English): A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"...

Definitions

  1. A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"...

Ancestry of “stound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstundtime, while; a period of time, an hour;...
2Proto-West Germanic*stunduperiod of time, hour
3Proto-Germanicstundōmark, marker; point in time; period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stound”

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