Where does “steengruis” come from?

steengruis (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, 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.

steengruis (Dutch): debris, small crushed rocks

Definitions

  1. debris, small crushed rocks

Ancestry of “steengruis”, step by step

steengruis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch gruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgruisgrit, ground stone or rocks
2Middle Dutchgruus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →