Where does “stunt” come from?

stunt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stunta, 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.

Ancestry of “stunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstuntatime
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- →