Where does “stounde” come from?

stounde (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.

stounde (Middle English): Alternative form of stound: various spans of time

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stound: various spans of time

Ancestry of “stounde”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →