Where does “stund” come from?
stund (Old English) comes 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.
stund (Old English): time, while; a period of time, an hour;...
Definitions
- time, while; a period of time, an hour;...
Ancestry of “stund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “stund”