Where does “steen” come from?
steen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
steen (Dutch): stone
Ancestry of “steen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | stêen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | stēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “steen”