Where does “stohn” come from?

stohn (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stohn (Central Franconian): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “stohn”, step by step

stohn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German stān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstānto stand
2Proto-Germanic*stān—
3Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Middle High German stëln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstëlnto steal
2Old High Germanstelan—
3Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stān →