Where does “stuntmann” come from?
stuntmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stunt, from English stunt, from Middle English stunt, from Middle English stound, from Old English stund, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic stundō, from Proto-Indo-European stut- — to stand.
stuntmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stuntman
Definitions
- a stuntman
Ancestry of “stuntmann”, step by step
stuntmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk stunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stunt | a stunt |
| 2 | English | stunt | A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the... |
| 3 | Middle English | stunt | Alternative form of stound: various spans of... |
| 4 | Middle English | stound | A while: a short span of time; Time, "especially"... |
| 5 | Old English | stund | time, while; a period of time, an hour;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |