stound

stound · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*steh₂-“to stand”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*stut-“prop”
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stundō“point in time, hour”
4. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stundu
5. Old English · inherited fromstund“a period of time, while, hour, occasion”
6. Middle English · inherited fromstond
7. English todaystound

From Middle English stond, stounde, stound (“hour, time, season, moment”), from Old English stund (“a period of time, while, hour, occasion”), from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Cognate with Scots stound (“while, period of time, moment, sudden pain, pang, stroke, blow”), dated Dutch stond (“hour, time, moment”), Low German Stund (“hour”), German Stunde (“hour”), Danish stund (“time, while”), and Swedish stund (“time, while”). Compare Middle English stunden (“to linger, stay, remain for a while”), Icelandic stunda (“to frequent, pursue”). Related to stand.

stound · verb, noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stundōną
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stundōn
3. Old English · inherited from*stundian
4. English todaystound

From Middle English stounden, stunden (“to linger, stay, remain for a while”), from Old English *stundian, from Proto-West Germanic *stundōn, from Proto-Germanic *stundōną. Cognate with German stunden (“to defer payment, give time to pay”), Icelandic stunda (“to frequent, pursue”). More at stand.

stound · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromstond“a stand”
2. Middle English · inherited fromstound
3. English todaystound

From Middle English stound, stonde, stoonde, ston, from Old English stond (“a stand”). Compare stand.

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