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