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Where does “stundom” come from?

stundom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

stundom (Norwegian Nynorsk): sometimes, now and then, at times

Definitions

  1. sometimes, now and then, at times

Ancestry of “stundom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstunda while; a moment; imperative of stunda
2Old Norsestundtime; hour; an undetermined amount of time
3Proto-Germanicstundōmark, marker; point in time; period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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