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

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “steen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstêenstone
2Old Dutchstēnstone
3Proto-West Germanicstainstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “steen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →