Where does “stun” come from?

stun (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stōnda, from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stun (North Frisian): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “stun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstōnda—
2Proto-West Germanic*standanto stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *standan →
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